Job Vacancy to Unemployed Person Ratio - Quarterly
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Manpower. 114 records. Fields include Quarter, Jv To Ue (2 columns in total). Covers 1998-01-01 to 2026-06-30. Last updated 2026-09-22.
Description
Ministry of Manpower Labour Market Survey CSV of Singapore's seasonally adjusted job vacancy to unemployed person ratio, quarterly from 1998 through 2025. A ratio above one signals more vacancies than jobseekers, indicating a tight labour market. Coverage spans private establishments with at least 25 employees and, from 2006, the public sector. Labour economists use it as a gauge of hiring demand versus unemployment across economic cycles.
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.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1998-01-01 – 2026-06-30
- Rows
- 114
- Columns
- 2
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
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| Quarter | Jv To Ue |
|---|---|
| 1998-Q1 | 1.320000 |
| 1998-Q2 | 0.870000 |
| 1998-Q3 | 0.370000 |
| 1998-Q4 | 0.350000 |
| 1999-Q1 | 0.470000 |
| 1999-Q2 | 0.570000 |
| 1999-Q3 | 0.680000 |
| 1999-Q4 | 0.890000 |
| 2000-Q1 | 0.830000 |
| 2000-Q2 | 0.720000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Quarter (Q) | No |
| Jv To Ue | Numeric | No |