Singapore's jobless rate hits fresh 16-year high

Singapore's unemployment rate nudged up to hit a fresh 16-year high in September, data showed, as a coronavirus slump continued to roil the global business and travel hub.

The city-state's overall jobless rate rose to 3.6 percent, its highest since the middle of 2004, from 3.4 percent in August, preliminary data released by the manpower ministry showed...