Summary Table: Hours Worked

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Summary Table: Hours Worked

The number of hours worked has an impact on workers’ well being and labour productivity. The statistics is important for monitoring working conditions and analysing economic developments.

There are two measures of hours worked namely paid hours worked by employees and usual hours worked by persons in employment, whether paid or not.

Paid Hours Worked

(Per Week)

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total Paid Hours Worked Per Employee
Annual Average	46.3	46.0	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.0	45.6	45.5	45.1	44.8
As at Mar	46.3	45.6	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.2	45.9	45.6	45.5	45.2	44.8
As at Jun	46.4	45.9	46.3	46.2	46.4	46.3	46.1	45.6	45.6	45.2	44.9
As at Sep	46.6	46.2	46.3	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.0	45.6	45.6	45.1	44.9
As at Dec	46.0	46.2	46.2	46.1	46.2	46.2	45.8	45.5	45.3	45.0	44.7
Paid Overtime Hours Worked Per Employee
Annual Average	3.8	3.4	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.0	2.8
As at Mar	3.9	3.1	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.0	2.8
As at Jun	3.9	3.3	3.8	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.0	2.9
As at Sep	4.0	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.0	2.9
As at Dec	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.1	2.9	2.7
Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018

Source: Paid Hours Worked (Per Week) - Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM
Latest figures published in: Labour Market Report

Notes:

Data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees) and the public sector.
Annual figures are the simple averages of the figures obtained at quarterly intervals.
n.a. = Not available

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Usual Hours Worked
(Per Week)

Mid Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Usual Hours Worked Per Employed Resident
Total	46.3	45.6	46.6	45.9	45.6	45.3	44.3	44.2	43.4	43.2	43.0
Full-Time	48.3	47.9	49.2	48.6	48.2	48.0	47.1	47.0	46.1	45.9	45.8
Part-Time	19.3	21.1	21.6	21.6	21.5	21.5	21.3	21.1	21.3	20.6	20.9
Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018

Source: Usual Hours Worked (Per Week) - Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM
Latest figures published in: Labour Force in Singapore

Notes:

Data exclude full-time National Servicemen.
Data are for mid-year.
Usual hours worked refers to the number of hours that a person usually works in a typical week, regardless of whether he is paid or not.
Residents refer to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.
Before 2009, full-time employment refers to employment where the normal hours of work are at least 30 hours per week while part-time refers to employment where the normal hours of work is less than 30 hours a week. From 2009 onwards, the threshold between full-time and part-time was revised from 30 hours to 35 hours to align with the revised definition in the Employment Act.
Data for 2005 are not available as the Comprehensive Labour Force Survey was not conducted due to the conduct of the General Household Survey 2005 by Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade and Industry.
June 2007 data have been adjusted based on latest revised population estimates from DOS to facilitate comparisons with June 2008 onwards.

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