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  "id": 17166557,
  "title": "Singapore employment growth picks up in Q3, but retrenchments continue to rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/singapore-employment-growth-picks-up-in-q3-but-retrenchments-continue-17166557",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T02:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-q3-employment-growth-retrenchments-unemployment-mom-6505601"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Despite total employment growing in Q3, retrenchments in Singapore rose to a nearly six-year high amid economic uncertainty, according to advance labour market data by the Ministry of Manpower.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Singapore Q3 employment growth more than doubles to 27,700",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/singapore-q3-employment-growth-more-than-doubles-to-27-700",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:56:35.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}