Jobs

US job growth slows sharply in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.2%

2026-10-02T13:13:20.000Z
To support Singapore’s commitment to avoiding jobless growth, technology-driven productivity must lead to genuine capability growth.
BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

Why Singapore’s AI moment needs more than technology

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
Artificial intelligence is not about software alone. Physical AI is likely to usher in the next wave of enterprise transformation.
BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

Outfoxing artificial intelligence: The great human-AI face-off

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey says British firms will deliver multi-billion pound defence projects.

UK’s Healey puts defence in focus for reindustrialisation push

2026-09-28T00:06:57.000Z
Australia’s jobless rate rose to 4.6 per cent, above forecasts of 4.5 per cent.

Australia’s jobless rate hits five-year high, RBA hike still seen

2026-09-24T03:33:11.000Z
Nuno Matos, CEO of ANZ Group, says that workers who fail to adopt AI will be left behind.

ANZ CEO says high taxes prevent Australia from being top Asian financial hub

2026-09-15T02:15:16.000Z
CapitaLand Investment is a leading name among Singapore’s corporates and has numerous institutional and retail shareholders. 
THE LEVEL GROUND

CapitaLand Investment’s retrenchments: Mind the downsides of a profitable business laying off staff

2026-09-14T08:33:15.000Z
Singapore’s seasonally adjusted net employment outlook is unchanged from the previous quarter but has declined compared with the same period last year.

Singapore employers grow selective as nearly half plan to hold headcount steady in Q4: survey

2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z
The labour market is generally viewed as stable, which economists say should allow the Federal Reserve to keep its eye on stubbornly high inflation.

US job openings rise in July after sharp downward revision in previous month

2026-09-01T14:55:00.000Z
One response – articulated last week by Bill Gates – is that we should have jobs that are “human reserved” and cannot be filled by robots. 

A real-world trial for work in the age of AI

2026-09-01T09:36:18.000Z