Report: Labour Market Advance Release Third Quarter 2018

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Report: Labour Market Advance Release Third Quarter 2018

This release provides preliminary estimates of key indicators on the manpower situation covering unemployment, employment and retrenchment for the latest quarter.

Key findings: The labour market showed further signs of improvement in 3Q 2018. Total employment growth more than doubled that in the preceding quarter. Retrenchments were lower than the preceding quarter and the same period a year ago, while the resident and citizen unemployment rates held steady.

For more key findings, please refer to the highlights of the report.