SINGAPORE - The number of mid-career Singaporeans who joined programmes to switch fields last year plunged to 5,080 - from a record high of 13,580 in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many businesses were financially battered and mass layoffs loomed when the coronavirus crisis emerged, as borders closed and curbs were implemented worldwide.
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