tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post1634762736937277645..comments2024-03-19T15:29:26.761+08:00Comments on I.Z. RELOADED : DAILY ONLINE REFRESHMENTS: More jobs or more jobless in Singapore?I.Z. Reloadedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13974545892330019606noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-52214087384408399102008-05-03T18:43:00.000+08:002008-05-03T18:43:00.000+08:00Structural unemployment arises when the job seeker...Structural unemployment arises when the job seekers do not have the skills to match the jobs available. So if jobs were created (Eg. in wafer fabrication facilities, the local population might not have the skills required for the job thus the case when more jobs created, but unemployment rises)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-76317989009577935172008-05-02T16:08:00.000+08:002008-05-02T16:08:00.000+08:00I'll tell you what it means.More jobs were created...I'll tell you what it means.<BR/><BR/>More jobs were created - correct - but those jobs went to foreign workers, and that is why the unemployment rate for Singapore citizens and PRs is getting higher.<BR/><BR/>Our bullshit Ministers and media are forever harping on the fact that more jobs are being created.. only the stupid would think those jobs without a minimum wage are being created for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-53907124166622320272008-05-02T12:15:00.000+08:002008-05-02T12:15:00.000+08:00It's possible to have more jobs created, but highe...It's possible to have more jobs created, but higher jobless rate... if those jobs are not taken up by choosy Singaporeans lah. - JolieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-58359425445207374962008-05-01T15:45:00.000+08:002008-05-01T15:45:00.000+08:00Due to labour force growth outpacing jobs growth? ...Due to labour force growth outpacing jobs growth? Still jobless wat!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-63067693926272320172008-05-01T11:26:00.000+08:002008-05-01T11:26:00.000+08:00Citigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng said the rise in...Citigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng said the rise in unemployment was "likely due to labour force growth outpacing jobs growth, rather than an increase in retrenchment".<BR/><BR/>He added: "The tight labour market of the previous few quarters likely attracted more entrants into the resident labour force (Singaporeans and permanent residents) than could be absorbed by existing labour demand."<BR/><BR/>http://www.todayonline.com/articles/251409.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-81724637469675119762008-05-01T11:19:00.000+08:002008-05-01T11:19:00.000+08:00Channel NewsAsia's confusion.. see this for yourse...Channel NewsAsia's confusion.. see this for yourself:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2008/02/make-up-your-mi.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-21989621109742736602008-05-01T11:14:00.000+08:002008-05-01T11:14:00.000+08:00I see that you decided to use the CNBC headline fo...I see that you decided to use the CNBC headline for your Topix news posts yesterday instead of the CNA one. ;oPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-52700174180192838192008-05-01T11:10:00.000+08:002008-05-01T11:10:00.000+08:00I think there's one time when Channel NewsAsia the...I think there's one time when Channel NewsAsia themselves were confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-43701157189029686962008-05-01T11:06:00.000+08:002008-05-01T11:06:00.000+08:00That's why I prefer foreign media because it gives...That's why I prefer foreign media because it gives us a more unbiased picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20002555.post-88800612434312156652008-05-01T00:35:00.000+08:002008-05-01T00:35:00.000+08:00I'd go for the second one by Reuters anytime.I'd go for the second one by Reuters anytime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com