Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y) 1/
Previous
Period Data
% Change
(Y-o-Y) 2/
Labour, Employment, Wages and Productivity            
Employment Level (quarterly) 3/ '000 Dec-24 4,047.2 1.5 4,034.3 1.4
Employment Change (quarterly) 3/ '000 Dec-24 12.9 na 24.9 na
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) (quarterly) % of labour force Dec-24 1.9 na 1.9 na
Value Added per Worker Growth  % 3Q 2024 4.1 na 1.6 na
Total Labour Force 4/ '000  2024 4,006.6 na 3,936.3 na
Resident Labour Force 5/ '000  2024 2,446.4 na 2,436.2 na
Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y) 1/
Previous
Period Data
% Change
(Y-o-Y) 2/
Employed Persons 4/ '000  2024 3,910.7 na 3,840.3 na
Employed Residents 5/ '000  2024 2,365.6 na 2,352.3 na
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 4/ % 2024 2.0 na 1.9 na
Resident Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 5/ % 2024 2.7 na 2.7 na
Labour Force Participation Rate 5/6/ % 2024 68.2 na 68.6 na
Males % 2024 74 na 74.9 na
Females % 2024 62.8 na 62.6 na
Annual Growth in Value Added per Worker % 2023 -3.6 na -0.9 na

Data are preliminary when first released.
na not available or not applicable.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.
3 Includes Migrant Domestic Workers.
4 Refers to total persons aged 15 years and over. Data are for mid-year.
5 Refers to Singapore residents (citizens and permanent residents) aged 15 years and over. Data are for mid-year.
6 Refers to % of Population aged 15 & over.


Detailed Statistical Time Series


Value Added Per Actual Hour Worked by Industry