More fresh university grads found full-time jobs last year, salaries inching up

SINGAPORE – More university graduates secured full-time jobs last year, as Singapore’s economy grew and recovered from a recession brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Results from the latest graduate employment survey showed that 84 per cent of fresh graduates in the labour force were in full-time permanent roles, compared with 69.8 per cent in 2020.

Overall employment rates and salaries among those who graduated from universities last year also both inched up, according to the poll results released on Wednesday (Feb 16).

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