Singapore's unemployment rate held steady in the three months ended September as initially estimated, latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower showed Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for the third quarter was 2.1 percent, the same rate as in the previous quarter. That was in line with the flash data published on October 27.
The rate among residents came in at 2.9 percent in September and at 3.0 percent among citizens.
Total employment fell by 2,700 in the third quarter, following slower growth in the past two quarters. This was the first decline since the first of quarter of 2015, mainly due to contractions in manufacturing and construction.
In the third quarter, more job seekers were taking a longer time to find work. The resident long-term unemployment rate rose to 0.8 percent from 0.6 percent last year, which was the highest September rate since 2009.
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