, Singapore

Chart of the Day: 3,640 workers retrenched in Q2

Incidence rate dipped to 1.8%.

This chart from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) shows 3,640 workers were retrenched in Q2.

This was lower than 4,000 in Q1 and 4,800 a year ago.

MOM said the decline over the quarter was observed across all broad sectors.

In the first half of 2017, 7,640 were laid off, also lower than 9,510 a year ago.

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