Singapore - Labor Force
Singapore: Labor Force
| Mnemonic | LBF.ISGP | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Ths. # | |
| Undefined | 1.77 % | |
| Data | 30 Jun 2019 | 3,740 |
| 30 Jun 2018 | 3,675 | |
Series Information
| Source | Ministry of Manpower (MOM) |
| Release | Labor market statistics |
| Frequency | Annual (June) |
| Start Date | 6/30/1970 |
| End Date | 6/30/2019 |
Singapore: Labor
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2019 Q4 | 73.7 | 74.8 | Ths., NSA | Quarterly |
| Unemployment Rate | 2019 Q4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | %, SA | Quarterly |
| Wage & Salaries | 2019 Q4 | 5,783 | 5,183 | SGD, NSA | Quarterly |
| Labor Force | 30 Jun 2019 | 3,740 | 3,675 | Ths. # | 365 days |
| Labor Force Employment | 30 Jun 2019 | 3,630 | 3,575 | Ths. # | 365 days |
| Secondary Industries Employment | 2018 | 487.6 | 490 | Ths. # End, NSA | Annual |
| Tertiary Industries Employment | 2018 | 2,755 | 2,700 | Ths. # End, NSA | Annual |
| Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 3,887 | 3,851 | # | Annual |
| Total Employment | 2017 | 3,669 | 3,673 | Ths. #, End | Annual |
Release Information
For Singapore: labor force, unemployment and employment by industry. Annual from 1990.
Employment data comprise all persons in employment i.e. employees and the self-employed. However, it excludes men who are serving their two-year full-time national service liability in the Singapore Armed Forces, Police and Civil Defence Forces.
In Singapore, employment statistics are compiled from two major sources:
(1) Administrative records, where
- local employee data are compiled from the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board’s administrative records,
- data on foreigners working in Singapore are compiled from administrative records of foreigners on valid work passes issued by the Ministry of Manpower, and
- self-employed data are estimated from the Labour Force Survey.
(2) Comprehensive Labour Force Survey (LFS)
Industrial classification: SSIC, which is revised every five years.
Only seasonally adjusted figures are revised.
SSIC 2015 has 22 sections (numbered A to V), but labor data are typically reported as 10 industry branches which include single sections and aggregates. There are three residual categories that may appear, but are not always defined:
- Other goods, defined in Economic Survey of Singapore (MTI, 2010) as agriculture, fishery and quarrying.
- Other services, defined in (ibid) as utilities, sewerage and waste management.
- Other, defined in Employment Trend and Structure (MOM, 2004) as agriculture, fishery, quarrying and utilities.
Some countries report a "total" which is actually "non-agricultural employment", but since agriculture accounts for only
