by Li Xueying

THE overall jobless figure may rise in the second half of this year, but there is a silver lining in the gloomy numbers - if you know where to look.

There are industries that are continuing to hire, said Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong as he cited some.

The bulk of new jobs - 50,000 over the next two years - will be in services.

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