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Asia Pacific - Online hiring declines in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines

01 December 2015

Online recruitment has dropped for Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia according to the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI) data.

The MEI, a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity, records the industries and occupations that show the highest and lowest growth in recruitment activity in various markets.

Online hiring in the Philippines fell in October by 30% year-on–year, after registering a decline of 16% in September.

Singapore showed a year-on-year decline of 7% for October while year-on-year percentage decline was the same for September 2015. According to the data, all industries in Singapore declined in online recruitment with the exception of the education industry which registered a growth of 7%. 

Hiring in Malaysia fell as well, with online recruitment activity declining 24% year-on-year for October.