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Summary Table: Unemployment
Released on:29/10/2024 10:20 AM

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Summary Table: Unemployment

Unemployment statistics is probably one of the most closely monitored indicators of the labour market.

Persons are counted as unemployed, if they are not working, but are actively looking and available for work.

The unemployment rate refers to the unemployed as a percentage of the labour force (also known as the economically active population).

As part of MRSD’s continued commitment to deliver accurate and relevant statistics on the labour market, our data collection processes have undergone an assessment by Ernst and Young Advisory Pte Ltd.​​​


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Year 2014
 2015
 2016
 2017
 2018
 2019
 2020
 2021
 2022
 2023
 2024
  Overall Unemployment Rate (%)








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   Annual Average 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.1
 1.9
 n.a.
   Seasonally Adjusted as at










   Mar 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.3
 2.1
 2.2
 2.5
 2.9
 2.3
 1.8
 2.1 
   Jun 1.9 2.0 ​2.1 2.2 2.1 2.3
 3.0
 2.7
 2.1
 1.9
 2.0 
   Sep 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2
 3.4
 2.6
 2.1
 2.0 1.8P
   Dec 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2​
 3.2
 2.4
 2.0
 2.0
 n.a.
  Resident Unemployment Rate (%)










   Annual Average 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 4.1 3.5
 2.9
 2.7
 n.a.
   Seasonally Adjusted as at










   Mar 2.9 2.5 2.7 3.3
 2.9 3.1 3.4
 4.0
 3.0
 2.6
 3.0 
   Jun 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2
 4.1
 3.6
 2.8
 2.7
 2.7 
   Sep​
 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.8
 3.1
 4.6
 3.4
 2.9
 2.8 2.6P
   Dec​ 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.2
 4.3
 3.1
 2.8
 2.8​
 n.a.
  Citizen Unemployment Rate (%) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
   Annual Average 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.3
 4.2
 3.7
 3.0
 2.9
 n.a.
   Seasonally Adjusted as at​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
   Mar 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.6
 4.2
 3.2
 2.7
 3.1 
   Jun 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.3
 3.0 3.3
 4.2
 3.8​
 3.0
 2.9
 2.8 
   Sep 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2
 3.0 3.2
 4.7
 3.6
 3.0
 3.0
 2.7P
    Dec 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.1
 3.2
 4.4
 3.4
 2.9
 2.9
 n.a.
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Source: Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM
Latest figures published in: Labour Market Advance​ Release

Notes:

  • The seasonally adjusted figures are derived using X-12 ARIMA to remove the seasonal influences in the data series. The seasonally adjusted unemployment figures are subject to annual revisions when the latest set of seasonal factors is updated, taking into account observations for the latest available year.​
  • Annual figures are the simple averages of the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment figures obtained at quarterly intervals.
  • Residents refer to Singapore Citize​ns and Permanent Residents.
  • p = Preliminary
  • n.a. = Not available
 
 
 

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