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by Wd40 » Fri, 31 Jan 2014 2:12 pm
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium ... g-20140130
By stripping out foreign domestic workers and construction workers, foreign employment contributed just 0.6 percentage point to the milder overall employment growth of 3.5 per cent
Kind of surprising. With unemployment so low, how did overall employment grow 3.5% when only 0.6% was contributed by foreigners? Looks like all college grads got jobs.
Also looking at the number of people who have posted about "Moving to Singapore" topics here, I would imagine many people have moved to Singapore but an equally large number have left the country, so net increase is only 0.6%
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by ScoobyDoes » Fri, 31 Jan 2014 3:44 pm
I loved one commentary that said, whilst unemployment fell, employment of Singaporeans increased, GDP fell indicating productivity fell.
There is a link there somewhere!
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by nutnut » Fri, 31 Jan 2014 4:11 pm
ScoobyDoes wrote:I loved one commentary that said, whilst unemployment fell, employment of Singaporeans increased, GDP fell indicating productivity fell.
There is a link there somewhere!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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by JR8 » Fri, 31 Jan 2014 5:31 pm
Oooh ooooooh don't say that!
You'll be waiting for the knock at the door next!
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by ScoobyDoes » Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:06 am
I didn't say it......a local bloke on the telly said it, I'm merely passing it on as I suspect most of you don't watch the 9.30pm news on Ch.5.
'When Lewis Hamilton wins a race he has to thank Vodafone whereas in my day I used to chase the crumpet. I know which era I'd rather race in.'
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by zzm9980 » Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:17 pm
ScoobyDoes wrote:.a local bloke on the telly
A 'real' local, or just someone they interviewed? It that was really a Singaporean, I expect there are witchhunts going on right now on some of those other forums.
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by JR8 » Sat, 01 Feb 2014 2:12 pm
ScoobyDoes wrote: I suspect most of you don't watch the 9.30pm news on Ch.5.
I'd forgotten there was such a thing as local TV. We have a TV, but I don't recall when it was last switched on, maybe 4-5 years ago.
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by sundaymorningstaple » Sat, 01 Feb 2014 3:51 pm
In fact, the 9:30 news and some CNN is about all I watch on TV anymore.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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