Employees on Short Work-Week or Temporary Layoff by Occupation -Annual
Description
Annual counts of employees on short work-week or temporary layoff by occupation from 1998 through 2025, from the Ministry of Manpower Labour Market Survey. CSV fields include year, occupation, total, short work-week, and temporary layoff counts—useful for tracking labour market slack beyond unemployment during economic shocks in Singapore.
Official description
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
- 84
- Columns
- 5
Data
| Year | Occupation | Total | Short Work Week | Temporary Layoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 2960 | 2650 | 310 |
| 1998 | clerical, sales and services workers | 1920 | 1860 | 70 |
| 1998 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 12930 | 10260 | 2660 |
| 1999 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 340 | 330 | 10 |
| 1999 | clerical, sales and services workers | 260 | 250 | 10 |
| 1999 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 2600 | 2130 | 470 |
| 2000 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 260 | 200 | 60 |
| 2000 | clerical, sales and services workers | 120 | 100 | 20 |
| 2000 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 1790 | 1190 | 600 |
| 2001 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 12990 | 12580 | 400 |
| 2001 | clerical, sales and services workers | 3990 | 3870 | 120 |
| 2001 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 33010 | 30480 | 2530 |
| 2002 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 5320 | 5040 | 280 |
| 2002 | clerical, sales and services workers | 2140 | 2030 | 120 |
| 2002 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 14700 | 12840 | 1860 |
| 2003 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 4190 | 4030 | 160 |
| 2003 | clerical, sales and services workers | 4510 | 4180 | 330 |
| 2003 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 9180 | 7850 | 1330 |
| 2004 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 1270 | 1230 | 40 |
| 2004 | clerical, sales and services workers | 520 | 480 | 40 |
| 2004 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 4630 | 3900 | 730 |
| 2005 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 610 | 590 | 20 |
| 2005 | clerical, sales and services workers | 340 | 310 | 30 |
| 2005 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 3310 | 3090 | 220 |
| 2006 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 520 | 470 | 50 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | No |
| Occupation | Text | Yes |
| Total | Text | No |
| Short Work Week | Text | No |
| Temporary Layoff | Text | No |