End Monthly Unemployment Situation January 2026

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End Monthly Unemployment Situation – January 2026

For release: 10 March 2026

Unemployment rates remained stable in January 2026 (overall: 2.0%; resident: 2.9%; citizen: 3.0%), and continued to stay within the non-recessionary range. There were 69,200 unemployed residents¹ in January 2026, of whom 60,200 were citizens.^2,3

Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted)

Manpower Research and Statistics Department,
Ministry of Manpower

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1 “Residents” refer to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
2 Based on seasonally adjusted data on number of unemployed persons.
3 Refer to Explanatory Notes for more information.