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Summary Table: Retrenchment
Released on:28/4/2025 10:20 AM

​​​​​​​Summary Table: Retrenchment

Retrenchment refers to the termination of permanent employees due to redundancy and early termination of term contract employees due to redundancy.

Data on retrenchment are useful in monitoring the imp​act of an economic downturn or restructuring on workers and in identifying industries which are re-structuring or ailing.​

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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​​Retrenchment 
Number
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20​25
Annual 15,580 19,170 14,720 10,730 10,690 26,110 8,020 6,440
 14,590
 1​3,020
 ​n.a.
  1st Qtr 3,500 4,710 4,000 2,320 3,230 3,220 2,270 1,320
 3,820
 3,03​0
 3,300p
  2nd Qtr 3,250 4,800 ​3,640 3,030 2,320 8,130 ​​​2,340 830
 3,200
 3,270
 n.a.
  3rd Qtr 3,460 4,220 3,400 2,860 2,470 9,120 1,900 1,300
 4,110​
 3,050
 n.a.
  4th Qtr 5,370 5,440 3,680 2,510 2,670 5,640 1,500 2,990
 3,460
 3,680
 n.a.
Number of Retrenchments
Per 1,000 Employees		 7.4 8.9 7.0 5.1 5.1 12.8 4.4​ 3.1
 6.7
 5.9
 n.a.
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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

Notes:
  • Data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees) and the public sector.
  • Data are rounded to the nearest 10. Hence, they may not add up t​o the total.
  • p = Preliminary
  • n.a. = Not available
 
 

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Retrenchment of Permanent Employees

Number

Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
 Annual 13,440 16,810 12,880 9,610 9,810 22,540 7,480 5,560 13,830 12,570
 n.a.
  1st Qtr 2,940 4,090 3,480 2,050 3,010 3,040 2,190 1,260 3,600 2,950
 3,100p
  2nd Qtr 2,900 4,400 3,120 2,760 2,120 7,240 2,170 780 3,000
 3,130
 n.a.
  3rd Qtr 2,760 3,520 2,920 2,560 2,240 8,140 1,690 1,090 3,930 2,900
 n.a.
  4th Qtr 4,850 4,810 3,350 2,230 2,440 4,120 1,420 2,430 3,290
 3,580
 n.a.
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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

Notes:
  • Data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees) and the public sector.
  • Data are rounded to the nearest 10. Hence, they may not add up to the total.
  • p = Preliminary
  • n.a. = Not available
 
 
 

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Retrenchment of Term Contract Employees

Number

Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
 Annual 2,140 2,360 1,840 1,120 880 3,580 540 880 760
 450
 n.a.
  1st Qtr 570 620 510 270 220 190 80 60
 220 80
 200p
  2nd Qtr 350 400 520 270 200 880 170
 40 200 140
 n.a.
  3rd Qtr 700 710 480 300 230 990 210 210 180 140
 n.a.
  4th Qtr 520 630 330 280 240 1,520 80 560 160 90
 n.a.
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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

Notes:

  • Data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees) and the public sector.
  • Data are rounded to the nearest 10. Hence, they may not add up to the total.
  • p = Preliminary
  • n.a. = Not available​
 
 
 

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