Acting Minister for Manpower, Tan Chuan-Jin, boasted about Singapore’s low youth unemployment rate today (Tuesday) in his speech at the Republic Polytechnic graduation ceremony.
He was speaking in front of about 400 students and encouraging them with the prospects of good job opportunities.
In his speech, he gave comparisons of Singapore’s youth unemployment rate with other countries, citing that youth unemployment was only 6.7% in Singapore, compared to 60% in Greece and 13% in Taiwan.
These figures are based on students who can gain adequate employment within six months of graduating.
Despite giving encouraging words that there are plenty of job opportunities, he also urged the graduates to continue learning and upgrading their skills.
He also assured the students that on top of the current job opportunities, the Government would also be continuing to generate new jobs and employment opportunities for people.