Mr. Lim Swee Say, NTUC Deputy Secretary-General, projected that the rate of unemployment would rise to 4 per cent before the end of the year, and reach 7 percent next year.

• 全国职总副秘书长林瑞生的预测，失业率有可能在今年底之前攀升到4%25，明年则可能是7%25；