Singapore’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.2% in the second quarter from the first, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s final estimates released Wednesday.

The city-state’s seasonally adjusted overall unemployment rate for the quarter ended June was, however, lower than the initially estimated rise of 2.3%.

Total employment is estimated to have grown by 24,900 during the second quarter, compared with 36,500 in the first.

A rebounding global economy and the integrated casino resorts have boosted employment as companies in Singapore hire more people to meet the growing demand for goods and services.

During the three months to June, 2,280 workers are estimated to have been made redundant, compared with 2,400 in the preceding quarter.

“In summary, employment rose for the fourth successive quarter while redundancies remained at a pre-recessionary low level, helping unemployment to stabilize after improving significantly at the end of last year,” the ministry said.

“With the continued rise in manpower demand, job openings have outnumbered job seekers for the first time in this economic recovery,” it added.