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Summary Table: Job Vacancy
Released on:17/9/2024 10:25 AM

​​​​​​​​​​Summary Tabl​​​e: Job Vacancy

Job vacancy statistics measure unmet demand for manpower.

The changes over time can reflect occupational shifts in the economy.

Data on job vacancy offer insights on the changes in manpower demand, helping job seekers and employers make more informed decisions.​​

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
Job Vacancy ('000)​ ​ ​
  Annual Average​ 63.3 59.3 49.5 48.8 57.9
 52.9 48.4
 94.7
 115.0
 85.8
 n.a.
  Seasonally Adjusted ​ ​
​​  As at Mar 62.2 65.5 50.7 46.9 54.0
 56.4
 45.5
 68.1
 124.4
 97.8
 81.9
  As at Jun
 63.4 62.3 49.8 49.1
 57.2
 52.7
 41.8
 91.8
 124.2
 87.6
 81.2
  As at Sep
 62.3 55.6 50.1 50.0
 60.4
 50.9
 52.1
 103.0
 106.9
 78.2
 n.a.
  As at Dec
 65.5 53.9 47.0 48.7
 59.6
 51.6
 54.3
 116.3
 104.6
 79.8
 n.a.
Job Vacancy Rate (%)​​ ​
  Annual Average ​3.0 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.7
 2.5
 2.3
 4.7
 5.1
 3.7
 n.a.
 ​ Seasonally Adjusted​ ​ ​
  As at Mar 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.6
 2.6
 2.2
 3.4
 5.6
 4.4
 3.5 
  As at Jun 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.7
 2.4
 2.0
 4.7
 5.4
 3.8
 3.3 
  As at Sep ​3.0 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.3
 2.5
 5.4
 4.7
 3.3
 n.a.
  As at Dec
 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.4
 2.7
 5.4
 4.7
 3.4
 n.a.
Job Vacancy to Unemployed
Person Ratio
(Seasonally Adjusted)​		 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
  Annual Average 1.38 1.24 0.91 0.87 1.08
 0.91
 0.66
 1.69
 2.32
 1.87
 n.a.
  As at Mar​ 1.32 1.41 1.04
 0.79
 1.02
 1.01
 0.66
 0.96
 2.30
 2.25
 1.56
  As at Jun​ 1.41 1.24 0.90 0.84 1.08
 0.89
 0.52
 1.57
 2.54
 1.86
 1.67
  As at Sep​ 1.41 1.18 0.93 0.92
 1.10
 0.90
 0.67
 2.10
 2.13
 1.64
 n.a.
  As at Dec​ 1.39 1.12 0.78 0.95​
 1.11
 0.85 0.78
 2.14
 2.30
 1.74
 n.a.
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM
Latest figures published in: Labour Marke​t Report​

Notes:
  • Data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees) and the public sector.
  • Data on job vacancy to unemployed persons ratio has been adjusted to reflect the whole economy.
  • The seasonally adjusted figures are derived using X-12 ARIMA to remove the seasonal influences in the data series. The seasonally adjusted 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 figures obtained at quarterly intervals.
  • n.a. = Not available​
 
 
 

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