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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Singapore

Singapore Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 1.8 % 1Q/23
Employed Persons 3898 Thousand Person | 3.898 Million Person 2022
Employment Change  40.1 Thousand Person 1Q/23
Unemployed Persons 98 Thousand Persons | 0.098 Million Persons 2022


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Singapore - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Singapore?

  • Unemployment Rate in Singapore decreased to 1.8 % in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 6 % and minimum was 1.4 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Ministry of Manpower.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
1.8 1Q/23 28.04.2023
2 4Q/22 31.01.2023
2 3Q/22 28.10.2022
2.1 2Q/22 29.07.2022
2.2 1Q/22 28.04.2022
2.4 4Q/21 28.01.2022
2.6 3Q/21 18.01.2022
2.7 2Q/21 30.07.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Singapore by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Halimah Yacob 14.09.2017 - 2.1000 2.0000 2.2000 2.0000 -4.76%
Tony Tan 01.09.2011 - 31.08.2017 2.0000 2.2000 2.2000 1.8000 10.00%
S. R. Nathan 01.09.1999 - 01.09.2011 3.0000 2.1000 4.8000 1.7000 -30.00%
Ong Teng Cheong 01.09.1993 - 01.09.1999 1.8000 2.7000 3.4000 1.4000 50.00%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons
                     Singapore - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in Singapore?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Singapore increased to 3898 Thousand Person (3.898 Million Person) in 2022. The maximum rate was 3778 Thousand Person and minimum was 1714 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Yearly by Ministry of Manpower.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
3898 2022 04.02.2023
3643 2021 12.02.2022
3598 2020 30.01.2021
3778 2019 08.02.2020
3716 2018 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in Singapore by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Change  (Thousand Person)

Employment Change 
                     Singapore - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

What is Employment Change rate in Singapore?

  • Employment Change in Singapore increased by 40.1 Thousand Person in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum change was 73.2 Thousand Person and minimum was -122 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by Ministry of Manpower.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
40.1 1Q/23 29.04.2023
52 4Q/22 04.02.2023
75.6 3Q/22 29.10.2022
64.4 2Q/22 30.07.2022
41.1 1Q/22 30.04.2022
54.1 4Q/21 29.01.2022
-9.4 3Q/21 18.01.2022
-19.3 2Q/21 31.07.2021


Historical Chart by QoQ presidents (Thousand Person)

Employment Change  in Singapore by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Singapore - Historical Data (Thousand Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Singapore?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Singapore decreased to 98 Thousand Persons (0.098 Million Persons) in 2022. The maximum rate was 140 Thousand Persons and minimum was 25.8 Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Yearly by Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
98 2022 04.02.2023
124 2021 05.02.2022
140 2020 30.01.2021
111 2019 08.02.2020
100 2018 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Singapore by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Singapore

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 63 62
Wages 1Q/23 5224.541 USD/Month 4927.633
Job Vacancies 4Q/22 102.7 K 107.2
Labor Force Participation Rate 2022 70 % 70.5

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 4Q/22 22.9 % 23.1
Kyrgyzstan Mar/23 2.8 % 2.8
Mongolia 1Q/23 6.6 % 5.3
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 1Q/23 25.2 % 23
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 2022 0.36 % 0.3
China 1Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 18 % 16.1
India 2023 7.8 % 7.5
Israel Apr/23 3.6 % 3.8
Pakistan 2021 6.5 % 4.4
South Korea Apr/23 2.6 % 2.7
Taiwan Apr/23 3.56 % 3.59
Vietnam 1Q/23 2.25 % 2.32
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 4Q/22 12.7 % 11.6
Hong Kong Apr/23 3 % 3.1
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Apr/23 2.6 % 2.8
Kazakhstan Mar/23 4.8 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Apr/23 2.8 % 3.1
Malaysia Apr/23 3.5 % 3.5
Philippines 1Q/23 4.5 % 4.7
Qatar 4Q/22 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 1Q/23 1.8 % 2
Sri Lanka 4Q/22 4.8 % 5
Thailand Mar/23 1.05 % 1.15
Oman 2022 2.3 % 2.5
Iran 1Q/23 9.7 % 8.2
Laos 2022 2.6 % 3.6
Azerbaijan 2022 5.5 % 6
Kuwait 2022 2.5 % 2.8
Saudi Arabia 4Q/22 4.8 % 5.8
Bahrain 2021 6.6 % 5.9
North Korea 2022 3 % 3.2
United Arab Emirates 2022 2.75 % 3.11
Yemen 2022 13.59 % 13.89
Turkmenistan 2021 5.1 % 5
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2022 15.55 % 16.17
Syria 2022 9.6 % 9.8
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.7
Bhutan 2021 4.8 % 5
Brunei 2021 4.9 % 7.4
Mauritius 4Q/22 6.8 % 7.5