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Job Vacancy to Unemployed Person Ratio - Annual

Description

Ministry of Manpower Labour Market Survey CSV of Singapore's seasonally adjusted job vacancy to unemployed person ratio, annually from 1998 through 2025. A ratio above one means vacancies outnumber jobseekers, pointing to a tight labour market. Coverage spans private establishments with at least 25 employees and, from 2006, the public sector. Labour economists and policymakers track this annual gauge of labour demand relative to unemployment over more than two decades.

Official description

Data are seasonally adjusted. 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.

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Coverage
1998-01-01 – 2025-01-01
Rows
28
Columns
2

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Data

Year Jv To Ue
1998 0.730000
1999 0.650000
2000 0.940000
2001 0.550000
2002 0.360000
2003 0.270000
2004 0.400000
2005 0.470000
2006 0.660000
2007 1.120000
2008 0.920000
2009 0.530000
2010 0.990000
2011 1.220000
2012 1.070000
2013 1.290000
2014 1.380000
2015 1.240000
2016 0.910000
2017 0.870000
2018 1.080000
2019 0.910000
2020 0.660000
2021 1.680000
2022 2.320000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) No
Jv To Ue Numeric No