Unemployment rate (annual) in Singapore

Departamento de Estadistica de Singapur · Quarterly · Importance 70

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 2.0% 2027: 2.0% 2028: 2.1% 2029: 2.1% 2030: 2.1% 2031: 2.1%

2.0% (Q2-26) ABS · % · Trimestral · CSV

Period	%
Apr 2026	2.0%
Jan 2026	2.0%
Oct 2025	2.0%
Jul 2025	2.0%
Apr 2025	2.0%
Jan 2025	2.0%
Oct 2024	1.9%
Jul 2024	1.9%
Apr 2024	2.0%
Jan 2024	2.0%
Oct 2023	2.0%
Jul 2023	2.0%
Apr 2023	2.0%
Jan 2023	1.8%
Oct 2022	2.0%
Jul 2022	2.1%
Apr 2022	2.1%
Jan 2022	2.2%
Oct 2021	2.4%
Jul 2021	2.6%
Apr 2021	2.7%
Jan 2021	2.9%
Oct 2020	3.2%
Jul 2020	3.4%
Apr 2020	3.0%
Jan 2020	2.5%
Oct 2019	2.2%
Jul 2019	2.2%
Apr 2019	2.3%
Jan 2019	2.2%
Oct 2018	2.2%
Jul 2018	2.1%
Apr 2018	2.1%
Jan 2018	2.1%
Oct 2017	2.1%
Jul 2017	2.1%
Apr 2017	2.2%
Jan 2017	2.3%
Oct 2016	2.2%
Jul 2016	2.1%
Apr 2016	2.1%
Jan 2016	1.9%
Oct 2015	1.9%
Jul 2015	1.9%
Apr 2015	2.0%
Jan 2015	1.8%
Oct 2014	1.9%
Jul 2014	1.9%
Apr 2014	1.9%
Jan 2014	2.1%
Oct 2013	1.9%
Jul 2013	1.8%
Apr 2013	2.0%
Jan 2013	1.9%
Oct 2012	1.9%
Jul 2012	1.9%
Apr 2012	1.9%
Jan 2012	2.1%
Oct 2011	2.1%
Jul 2011	2.1%

About this indicator

Source	Singapore Department of Statistics
Frequency	Quarterly
Release	Publicación anual, referida al conjunto del ejercicio y sujeta a revisión.
What it is	Singapore's unemployment rate is the share of jobless people as a percentage of the total labour force. It is the main gauge of the state of the labour market and of the economy's capacity to create jobs.
How it's calculated	The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), through its research and statistics unit, estimates it from household surveys and labour records, reported for residents and for the total, following ILO criteria. A person is counted as unemployed if they are jobless, available for work and actively seeking it.
Market implications	Its path reveals the momentum of the economy and the strength of the labour market. In an open, trade-dependent economy it is a sensitive barometer of the global cycle; a tight labour market supports consumption and household income.
Limitations	The rate is structurally low and moves within a narrow band, so small changes can look large. Heavy use of foreign labour distorts the reading relative to the resident measure, and preliminary figures are revised.