A information article by Singapore Enterprise Evaluate reported immediately (Could 28) that Generative Synthetic Intelligence (AI) jobs have doubled in Singapore.
The report got here after recruitment platform Certainly reported that one in each 190 job postings in Singapore includes generative AI, noting that the posting share has virtually doubled over the past three months.
In line with one other information report by HRWorld, the share of Singapore job postings mentioning GenAI is 4.3, 4.7, and 6.5 instances greater than these in the USA (US), the UK (UK), and Australia, respectively.
Talking on the findings, Callam Pickering, APAC Senior Economist at Certainly, famous that Singapore appeared to have embraced new applied sciences sooner than its world counterparts. “It’s [in its] early levels, however Singapore is perhaps establishing itself as a hub for GenAI experience,” he mentioned in an article.
What about Singapore’s job market as an entire?
Together with these not associated to generative AI, job postings in Singapore on Certainly elevated by 0.4 per cent in April from March. Whereas Singapore job postings at the moment are 9.6 per cent decrease than a 12 months in the past, they’re nonetheless 62 per cent greater than their degree earlier than the pandemic.
Pickering said that Singapore’s labour market “stays extremely tight,” noting the extreme competitors for expertise throughout varied industries. Regardless of that, he additionally shared that job posting volumes have elevated, expressing his optimism for jobs obtainable for job seekers throughout completely different backgrounds and expertise ranges.
General, unemployment in Singapore stays low and skill-shortages are frequent. Recruitment continues to be very difficult, however owing to a 9.6% decline in job postings over the previous 12 months we are able to conclude that it isn’t as tough because it was a 12 months in the past.
Callam Pickering, APAC Senior Economist at Certainly
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