Average Weekly Total Paid Hours Worked / Standard Hours Per Employee By Industry - Annual
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Manpower. 1,154 records. Fields include Year, Industry, Total Paid Hours, Standard Hours (4 columns in total). Covers 1998-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-03-23.
Description
Ministry of Manpower CSV series from 1998 onward reporting average weekly total paid hours and standard hours per employee by industry. Labour economists study working-time norms, overtime patterns, and sectoral differences in Singapore’s workforce, noting the survey coverage change in 2006.
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 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 1,154
- Columns
- 4
Data
| Year | Industry | Total Paid Hours | Standard Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | manufacturing | 48.5 | 42.8 |
| 1998 | food, beverages and tobacco | 44.4 | 41.7 |
| 1998 | textile and wearing apparel | 49.5 | 43.4 |
| 1998 | paper products and publishing | 49.5 | 43.3 |
| 1998 | petroleum and chemical products | 45.2 | 42 |
| 1998 | rubber and plastic products | 48.8 | 43.1 |
| 1998 | fabricated metal products | 50.9 | 43.5 |
| 1998 | machinery and equipment | 50.7 | 43.5 |
| 1998 | electrical products | 48 | 43 |
| 1998 | electronic products | 46.1 | 42 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | Yes |
| Industry | Text | Yes |
| Total Paid Hours | Text | Yes |
| Standard Hours | Text | Yes |