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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Singapore

Singapore Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 1.9 % 2Q/23
Employed Persons 3932 Thousand Person | 3.932 Million Person 2023
Employment Change  26.8 Thousand Person 2Q/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 increased to 1.9 % in the second 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
1.9 2Q/23 27.07.2023
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


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 3932 Thousand Person (3.932 Million Person) in 2023. 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
3932 2023 15.06.2023
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 26.8 Thousand Person in the second 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
26.8 2Q/23 29.07.2023
38.6 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


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 2Q/23 4588.745 USD/Month 5151.515
Job Vacancies 2Q/23 89.4 K 97.4
Labor Force Participation Rate 2022 70 % 70.5

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 2Q/23 22.3 % 21.9
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 2.7 % 2.8
Mongolia 2Q/23 5.8 % 6.6
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 2Q/23 24.7 % 25.2
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 20 0.22 % 0.23
China 2Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 16.7 % 18
India 2023 7.1 % 8.1
Israel Aug/23 3.1 % 3.4
Pakistan 2021 6.3 % 6.9
South Korea Aug/23 2.4 % 2.8
Taiwan Aug/23 3.42 % 3.43
Vietnam 2Q/23 2.3 % 2.25
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 2Q/23 11.7 % 13.7
Hong Kong Aug/23 2.8 % 2.8
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Kazakhstan Jun/23 4.7 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Aug/23 2.5 % 2.6
Malaysia Aug/23 3.4 % 3.4
Philippines 2Q/23 4.4 % 4.8
Qatar 1Q/23 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 2Q/23 1.9 % 1.8
Sri Lanka 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Thailand Jun/23 1.06 % 1.05
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 2Q/23 4.9 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 5.5 % 6.6
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 2022 5.9 % 4.8
Brunei 2022 7.2 % 7.4
Mauritius 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.7