S'pore hiring outlook positive for first quarter of 2025: Poll
The Straits Times|December 10, 2024
Employers here are cautiously optimistic about their hiring plans in the new year, with the transport, logistics and automotive sector especially eager to hire amid burgeoning global demand.
Tay Hong Yi

The net employment outlook for that sector notched a record high of 67 per cent, according to results released on Dec 9 from the latest quarterly survey conducted by recruitment firm ManpowerGroup.

Net employment outlook is a measure of hiring optimism, defined as the percentage of companies surveyed that intend to take on new staff, minus the percentage that intend to downsize, in the upcoming quarter.

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