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CSV Singapore Department of Statistics

Average Resident Unemployment Rate By Sex, Age And Highest Qualification Attained (HQA), Annual

Description

Annual average resident unemployment rates for Singapore from 1992 through 2025, published by the Ministry of Manpower via SingStat and broken down by sex, age, and highest qualification attained. Figures prefer seasonally adjusted labour-force survey data where available. Analysts track education-linked joblessness and demographic vulnerability.

Official description

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER Data Last Updated: 06/07/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data are based on Singapore Residents. Annual average unemployment figures have been revised to use seasonally adjusted (SA) data where available, in place of non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) data. This revision ensures the figures more accurately reflect the unemployment situation. Data for June 1995, 2000 and 2005 were obtained from the General Household Survey (June 1995 and 2005) and Population Census (June 2000) conducted by the Singapore Department of Statistics. The Labour Force Survey was not conducted in these periods. Please refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Metadata (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata) for more information on SDG 8.5.2. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183401

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Coverage
1992-01-01 – 2025-12-31
Rows
19
Columns
35

Chart

Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Total 2.8 2.700000 2.700000 2.900000 3.600000 4.100000 3.200000 2.900000 3.100000 3.000000 2.800000 2.800000 2.800000 2.800000 2.900000 3.100000 4.300000 3.300000 2.900000 3.600000 4.100000 4.500000 5.300000 4.800000 3.700000 3.600000 3.8 3.5 2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2
Sex: Male 2.8 2.800000 2.700000 2.800000 3.400000 3.900000 3.000000 2.900000 3.100000 2.900000 2.700000 2.700000 2.700000 2.700000 2.600000 3.000000 4.100000 3.000000 2.800000 3.400000 3.900000 4.500000 5.100000 4.800000 3.900000 3.900000 3.8 3.5 2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2
Sex: Female 2.9 2.700000 2.700000 3.000000 3.800000 4.400000 3.400000 3.000000 3.100000 3.000000 2.900000 2.900000 2.900000 3.100000 3.200000 3.400000 4.700000 3.500000 3.100000 3.700000 4.500000 4.400000 5.300000 4.800000 3.400000 3.500000 3.8 3.4 1.9 2 2.1 2.1 2 2.5
Age Group (Years): Below 30 5.5 5.400000 5.300000 4.700000 5.700000 7.500000 5.900000 5.200000 5.500000 5.000000 5.100000 5.200000 5.200000 5.100000 5.000000 5.500000 6.700000 5.200000 4.500000 5.400000 6.200000 6.700000 7.300000 6.600000 5.100000 4.600000 5.2 5.1 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3
Age Group (Years): 25 - 29 4.7 4.600000 4.300000 3.900000 4.700000 5.600000 4.700000 4.100000 4.200000 3.800000 3.600000 4.100000 3.900000 3.500000 3.400000 3.900000 5.000000 3.700000 3.000000 3.800000 4.400000 5.100000 5.800000 5.000000 4.300000 3.600000 4 3.8 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 2
Age Group (Years): 30 - 39 2.4 2.200000 2.200000 2.300000 2.600000 2.900000 2.200000 2.200000 2.300000 2.300000 1.900000 2.200000 2.200000 2.200000 2.400000 2.300000 3.600000 2.600000 2.400000 3.000000 3.100000 3.500000 4.500000 3.900000 3.100000 3.100000 3.2 2.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7
Age Group (Years): 40 - 49 2.3 2.100000 2.300000 2.600000 3.100000 3.500000 2.500000 2.300000 2.600000 2.400000 2.400000 2.100000 2.200000 2.100000 2.100000 2.600000 3.800000 2.700000 2.400000 3.000000 3.600000 3.800000 4.900000 4.600000 3.400000 3.700000 3.4 3.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7
Age Group (Years): 50 & Over 2.5 2.500000 2.400000 2.800000 3.400000 3.800000 2.900000 2.600000 2.800000 2.700000 2.400000 2.300000 2.300000 2.400000 2.500000 2.700000 3.900000 2.900000 2.900000 3.400000 4.100000 4.300000 4.500000 4.400000 3.500000 3.400000 3.4 2.7 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.3
Age Group (Years): 50 - 59 2.9 2.700000 2.500000 2.700000 3.500000 3.900000 3.000000 2.700000 2.900000 2.700000 2.400000 2.200000 2.300000 2.200000 2.500000 2.600000 4.000000 3.100000 2.900000 3.500000 4.200000 4.600000 5.000000 4.800000 3.800000 3.600000 3.7 3.3 1.5 2.1 2 1.6 1.6 1.4
Age Group (Years): 60 & Over 2.1 2.300000 2.200000 2.800000 3.400000 3.700000 2.700000 2.500000 2.500000 2.600000 2.300000 2.400000 2.200000 2.800000 2.500000 2.900000 3.700000 2.300000 2.600000 2.800000 3.800000 3.000000 2.800000 3.300000 2.300000 2.700000 2.7 1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1 1.2 1.2
Age Group (Years): 25 & Over na 2.500000 2.500000 2.700000 3.300000 3.700000 2.800000 2.600000 2.800000 2.700000 2.400000 2.400000 2.400000 2.400000 2.500000 2.700000 3.900000 2.800000 2.600000 3.200000 3.700000 4.000000 4.800000 4.400000 3.400000 3.400000 3.4 3.1 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7
Age Group (Years): 15 - 24 6.6 6.600000 6.700000 5.900000 7.600000 10.700000 7.800000 6.800000 6.900000 6.500000 6.700000 6.400000 6.700000 6.700000 6.700000 7.400000 8.800000 7.000000 6.300000 7.100000 8.300000 8.600000 9.300000 8.800000 6.200000 5.900000 6.8 6.7 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.6
Sex: Male na 5.400000 5.400000 4.000000 5.000000 8.100000 5.800000 5.000000 5.200000 4.600000 5.600000 4.900000 5.200000 5.300000 4.800000 5.500000 6.600000 5.400000 4.600000 6.100000 6.200000 6.000000 6.700000 5.500000 4.600000 4.700000 na na na na na na na na
Sex: Female na 8.100000 8.200000 8.200000 10.000000 13.500000 10.000000 8.600000 9.100000 8.800000 8.100000 8.100000 8.600000 8.200000 9.000000 9.600000 11.500000 8.900000 8.200000 8.300000 10.800000 11.600000 12.300000 12.300000 7.800000 7.100000 na na na na na na na na
Highest Qualification Attained: Below Secondary 2 2.200000 2.400000 2.500000 3.100000 4.100000 2.900000 2.500000 2.600000 2.300000 2.500000 2.500000 2.400000 2.600000 2.800000 3.400000 4.900000 3.900000 3.200000 4.200000 5.200000 5.200000 6.300000 5.800000 4.700000 5.200000 4.8 4.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5
Highest Qualification Attained: Secondary 2.9 2.700000 2.900000 3.100000 4.000000 4.600000 3.400000 2.800000 2.800000 3.100000 2.700000 2.800000 2.900000 2.900000 3.500000 3.300000 4.700000 3.300000 3.400000 3.900000 4.600000 4.600000 5.300000 4.800000 3.500000 3.600000 3.6 3.4 1.7 2 2 1.8 2 2
Highest Qualification Attained: Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) 3 3.400000 3.300000 3.500000 4.600000 5.000000 3.600000 3.400000 3.900000 3.300000 3.000000 2.700000 3.500000 3.500000 3.200000 3.800000 4.800000 3.700000 2.700000 3.500000 4.100000 3.800000 4.200000 3.800000 2.900000 2.400000 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.6
Highest Qualification Attained: Diploma & Professional Qualification 3 3.100000 2.800000 3.000000 4.000000 4.600000 3.300000 3.100000 3.200000 3.100000 2.900000 2.900000 2.700000 2.800000 2.700000 2.900000 3.900000 2.800000 2.900000 3.200000 3.200000 4.200000 4.700000 4.100000 3.400000 2.400000 2.6 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 2 1.7 1.5
Highest Qualification Attained: Degree 2.9 2.700000 2.700000 2.700000 3.100000 3.500000 2.900000 2.900000 3.200000 3.100000 2.800000 2.900000 2.800000 2.700000 2.600000 2.800000 3.600000 2.700000 2.400000 2.800000 3.100000 3.600000 4.400000 4.100000 2.900000 2.600000 3.1 2.8 1.7 2.6 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.2

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2025 Text No
2024 Numeric No
2023 Numeric No
2022 Numeric No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No
2011 Numeric No
2010 Numeric No
2009 Numeric No
2008 Numeric No
2007 Numeric No
2006 Numeric No
2005 Numeric No
2004 Numeric No
2003 Numeric No
2002 Numeric No
2001 Numeric No
2000 Numeric No
1999 Text No
1998 Text No
1997 Text No
1996 Text No
1995 Text No
1994 Text No
1993 Text No
1992 Text No