Job Vacancy by Industry and Occupational Group, Annual
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) annual statistics on job vacancies in Singapore, classified by industry and occupational group. The series draws on the Labour Market Survey and documents how unfilled posts are counted when employers actively recruit from outside the establishment. Labour economists and workforce planners use these figures alongside other MOM releases to read hiring demand across sectors. Methodology changes from 2006 and 2010 are described in the official notes for consistent long-run comparison.
Official description
Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM Job Vacancy refers to the number of unfilled posts for which an establishment is actively recruiting employees from outside the establishment. They exclude a) Positions for which the employees have been appointed, but have not yet commenced duty; b) Positions open only to internal transfers, promotion. Recruitment action to fill a post includes advertising in newspapers, posting notices on the internet (e.g. on online job banks), making word-of-mouth announcements, soliciting employees through employment agencies or job fairs, contacting or interviewing registered job applicants. Before 2006, data on job vacancies pertain to private sector establishments each with at least 25 employees. From 2006 onwards, data also include the public sector. A new methodology was also introduced in Q1 2010 to improve the estimation of job vacancies. Data spanning back to 2006 have been revised using this methodology.
- Published by
- Ministry of Manpower
- Update frequency
- annual
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