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Average Monthly Recruitment Rate By Industry And Occupational Group, (SSIC 2020), Quarterly

What this data shows

Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 172 records. Fields include Data Series, 2026 1Q, 2025 4Q, 2025 3Q (146 columns in total). Covers 1990-01-01 to 2026-03-31. Last updated 2026-09-07.

Description

Ministry of Manpower quarterly average monthly recruitment rates by industry and occupational group under SSIC 2020, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics from 1990 through Q1 2026. Coverage expands from large private establishments to include the public sector from 2006, with historical SSIC reclassifications noted. Labour economists gauge hiring intensity across sectors. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M184021.

Official description

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER Data Last Updated: 16/06/2026 Update Frequency: Quarterly Footnotes: 1) Before 2006, data pertain to private sector establishments each with at least 25 employees. From 2006 onwards, data also include the public sector. 2) Data are based on SSIC1996 (1990-1999), SSIC2005 (2000-2005), SSIC2020 (2006-current). Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M184021

Last updated
Coverage
1990-01-01 – 2026-03-31
Rows
172
Columns
146

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2026 1Q 2025 4Q 2025 3Q 2025 2Q 2025 1Q 2024 4Q 2024 3Q 2024 2Q 2024 1Q 2023 4Q 2023 3Q
Total 1.5 1.900000 1.900000 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.100000 2.100000 2.000000 2.1 2.3
Manufacturing 1.2 1.300000 1.500000 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.500000 1.900000 1.700000 1.5 1.8
Food, Beverages & Tobacco 1.5 1.800000 1.800000 1.7 1.6 2 2.200000 2.600000 2.400000 2.9 3.3
Paper/Rubber/Plastic Products & Printing 0.7 1.100000 1.000000 1 1 1.1 1.400000 1.700000 1.900000 1.3 2
Petroleum, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products 1.2 0.900000 0.800000 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.100000 1.400000 1.400000 1.2 1.3
Fabricated Metal Products, Machinery & Equipment 1 1.300000 1.700000 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.000000 1.500000 1.300000 1.8 1.7
Electronic, Computer & Optical Products 1.6 1.100000 1.700000 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.200000 1.100000 1.000000 0.7 1
Transport Equipment 0.8 1.400000 1.300000 1.3 2.7 1.2 1.300000 3.300000 3.000000 1.3 1.9
Other Manufacturing Industries 1.3 1.400000 1.600000 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.700000 1.500000 1.100000 1.3 2.1
Construction 1.9 2.800000 2.200000 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.200000 2.100000 1.900000 2.4 2.6

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Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2026 1Q Text Yes
2025 4Q Numeric Yes
2025 3Q Numeric Yes
2025 2Q Text Yes
2025 1Q Text Yes
2024 4Q Text Yes
2024 3Q Numeric No
2024 2Q Numeric No
2024 1Q Numeric No
2023 4Q Text No
2023 3Q Text No
2023 2Q Text No
2023 1Q Text No
2022 4Q Numeric No
2022 3Q Numeric No
2022 2Q Numeric No
2022 1Q Numeric No
2021 4Q Numeric No
2021 3Q Numeric No
2021 2Q Numeric No
2021 1Q Numeric No
2020 4Q Text No
2020 3Q Text No
2020 2Q Numeric Yes
2020 1Q Numeric Yes
2019 4Q Numeric No
2019 3Q Numeric No
2019 2Q Numeric No
2019 1Q Numeric No
2018 4Q Text No
2018 3Q Numeric No
2018 2Q Numeric No
2018 1Q Numeric No
2017 4Q Numeric No
2017 3Q Numeric No
2017 2Q Numeric No
2017 1Q Text No
2016 4Q Numeric No
2016 3Q Numeric No
2016 2Q Numeric No
2016 1Q Numeric No
2015 4Q Numeric No
2015 3Q Numeric No
2015 2Q Text No
2015 1Q Text No
2014 4Q Text No
2014 3Q Numeric No
2014 2Q Text No
2014 1Q Numeric No
2013 4Q Numeric No
2013 3Q Numeric No
2013 2Q Text No
2013 1Q Numeric No
2012 4Q Numeric No
2012 3Q Numeric No
2012 2Q Numeric No
2012 1Q Text No
2011 4Q Numeric No
2011 3Q Numeric No

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