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Average Weekly Total Paid Hours Worked Per Employee By Industry - Quarterly

Description

Ministry of Manpower quarterly series from 1998 through 2025 on average weekly total paid hours worked per employee by industry in Singapore CSV. Total paid hours sum standard hours and paid overtime. Labour economists monitor work intensity and hours trends across sectors.

Official description

Total Paid Hours worked is the total number of paid hours worked during a week by an employee. It is the sum of Standard Hours Worked and Paid Overtime Hours Worked. Standard Hours Worked is the number of hours, excluding meal breaks worked by an employee during a normal working week Paid Overtime Hours Worked is the number of hours worked by an employee in excess of the standard hours for which the employee was paid. It excludes overtime hours worked for which "time-off" was granted instead of wage payment. Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM Before 2006, data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees). From 2006 onwards, it also includes the public sector.

Last updated
Coverage
1998-01-01 – 2025-12-31
Rows
4,616
Columns
3

Data

Quarter Industry Total Paid Hours
1998-Q1 manufacturing 48.7
1998-Q1 food, beverages and tobacco 44.4
1998-Q1 textile and wearing apparel 48.5
1998-Q1 paper products and publishing 49.2
1998-Q1 petroleum and chemical products 45.1
1998-Q1 rubber and plastic products 49.1
1998-Q1 fabricated metal products 50.8
1998-Q1 machinery and equipment 51.1
1998-Q1 electrical products 48.8
1998-Q1 electronic products 46.2
1998-Q1 medical and precision instruments 46.7
1998-Q1 transport equipment 54.1
1998-Q1 other manufacturing industries 49.8
1998-Q1 construction 52
1998-Q1 services 43.7
1998-Q1 wholesale and retail trade 43.5
1998-Q1 wholesale trade 43.6
1998-Q1 retail trade 42.9
1998-Q1 hotels and restaurants 41.1
1998-Q1 hotels 45.1
1998-Q1 restaurants 37.5
1998-Q1 transport, storage and communications 46.5
1998-Q1 financial intermediation 43.2
1998-Q1 financial institutions 43.5
1998-Q1 insurance and pension funding 40.3

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Quarter Quarter (Q) Yes
Industry Text Yes
Total Paid Hours Text Yes