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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - SGs no longer worred about job prospects</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>7:20 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>36445.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>___________S'pore 2nd most optimistic in Asia Pacific about employment prospects
[/SIZE]Posted: 21 July 2010 1730 hrs
SINGAPORE : Singaporeans are no longer as worried about their job prospects.
In fact, they are the second most optimistic lot in the Asia Pacific - after India - when it came to job prospects over the next 12 months, according to market research firm, Nielsen.
Eighty-three per cent of Singaporeans polled by Nielsen for its latest Global consumer confidence index survey felt positive about their employment prospects.
Given the optimism, Singapore consumers said this is the right time to start spending on holidays, clothes as well as investing in stocks and unit trusts.
However, the survey found that they are still diligent when it came to savings.
A majority (70 per cent) said they will put aside spare cash into savings after they have covered essential living expenses.
When it came to concerns, work-life balance and the economy came out tops.
Managing director of Nielsen in Singapore, Joan Koh, said the continued concern over the economy could be due to the fact that it has just begun to stabilise.
However, she added that it was heartening to note that economists are forecasting that the fastest growing economies will be in Asia, led by Singapore.
The government expects the Singapore economy to grow by between 13 and 15 per cent this year.
Nielsen's Global Consumer Confidence Index tracks consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among some 27,000 Internet users in 48 countries.
The latest survey was conducted between May 10 and May 26.
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[/SIZE]Posted: 21 July 2010 1730 hrs
SINGAPORE : Singaporeans are no longer as worried about their job prospects.
In fact, they are the second most optimistic lot in the Asia Pacific - after India - when it came to job prospects over the next 12 months, according to market research firm, Nielsen.
Eighty-three per cent of Singaporeans polled by Nielsen for its latest Global consumer confidence index survey felt positive about their employment prospects.
Given the optimism, Singapore consumers said this is the right time to start spending on holidays, clothes as well as investing in stocks and unit trusts.
However, the survey found that they are still diligent when it came to savings.
A majority (70 per cent) said they will put aside spare cash into savings after they have covered essential living expenses.
When it came to concerns, work-life balance and the economy came out tops.
Managing director of Nielsen in Singapore, Joan Koh, said the continued concern over the economy could be due to the fact that it has just begun to stabilise.
However, she added that it was heartening to note that economists are forecasting that the fastest growing economies will be in Asia, led by Singapore.
The government expects the Singapore economy to grow by between 13 and 15 per cent this year.
Nielsen's Global Consumer Confidence Index tracks consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among some 27,000 Internet users in 48 countries.
The latest survey was conducted between May 10 and May 26.
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