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Concepts and Definitions

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6-month re-entry rate​

​Quarterly 6-month re-entry rate measures the proportion of residents who are in employment in the reference quarter, six months after retrenchment. For example, the re-entry rate for the first quarter of 2025 shows the proportion of residents retrenched in the third quarter of 2024 who had re-entered employment six months after retrenchment.

Annual 6-month re-entry rate measures the proportion of residents who are in employment in the reference year, six months after retrenchment. For example, the 2025 re-entry rate pertains to residents retrenched from 3Q 2024 to 2Q 2025, who had re-entered employment by 2025 (six months after retrenchment).


12-month re-entry rate

Quarterly 12-month re-entry rate measures the proportion of residents who are in employment in the reference quarter, twelve months after retrenchment. For example, the re-entry rate for the first quarter of 2025 shows the proportion of residents retrenched in the first quarter of 2024 who had re-entered employment twelve months after retrenchment.

Annual 12-month re-entry rate measures the proportion of residents who are in employment in the reference year, twelve months after retrenchment. For example, the 2025 re-entry rate pertains to residents retrenched from 1Q 2024 to 4Q 2024, who had re-entered employment by 2025 (twelve months after retrenchment).

Residents refer to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.​



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