Online hiring activity in Singapore declined by 2% YoY in July 2016.
This is as per the Monster Employment Index, which looks at the number of job advertisements, including a breakdown by functions and industries. The index includes employer job opportunities from a selection of career websites across Singapore.
The biggest growth in activity was seen in the IT, Telecom/ISP and BPO/ITES sector, which recorded annual growth of 14%. Next in line were the Hospitality industry (7%), and the Government/Defense/PSU sector (6%).
Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) continued its decline, with the lowest activity of all the sectors (-8%).
In terms of specific jobs, good growth was reported for Software, Hardware, Telecom jobs, while Real Estate roles saw the largest decline at -24%.
