Employment news, Singapore job market updates, and editorial commentary from the GTJ team.
Singapore retrenchments have reached their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, with PMEs in finance and tech bearing the brunt. Here is what professionals should be doing right now — before they need to.
Singapore’s Q2 2026 retrenchment figures hit their highest level since the pandemic. Degree holders and PMEs over 40 are disproportionately affected — and the window to act is narrower than most expect.
Singapore recorded 4,500 retrenchments in Q2 2026 — the highest since Q4 2020 — even as employment grew for the 19th consecutive quarter. Here’s what mid-career professionals need to understand about this split market.
Singapore’s labour market just posted its 19th consecutive quarter of growth. The retrenchment numbers tell a different story — especially if you work in tech, telecoms, or manufacturing.
Singapore’s finance sector Net Employment Outlook has turned negative at -2% for Q3 2026, meaning more employers plan to cut than hire. Here is what finance PMEs in Singapore should do right now.
Singapore Q2 2026 retrenchment figures hit a five-year high at 4,500, up 17% from Q1 — the highest since Q4 2020, though still well below GFC- and pandemic-era levels. The macro growth story masks real risk for mid-career PMEs, especially in outward-oriented sectors.
Singapore’s Q2 2026 labour market data shows retrenchments at a five-year high of 4,500 — even as total employment grows. Here’s what mid-career professionals and PMEs need to do before the restructuring arrives.
Singapore saw 4,500 retrenchments in Q2 2026 — the highest since Q4 2020. But total employment grew by 10,700 in the same quarter. Here is what the contradiction means for your career.