SINGAPORE’S Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) supported the hiring of more than 270,000 workers in its first six months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in an update.
The figure, which was released on Wednesday, includes the 130,000 locals who found work under the JGI from September to November 2020, as previously disclosed by the MOM.
Speaking to the press, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng described the job growth trajectory as a sustainable uptrend “over the longer term”.