Number and Incidence of Retrenchment by Residential Status - Annual
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Manpower. 19 records. Fields include Year, Retrench Total, Retrench Resident, Retrench Non Resident (7 columns in total). Covers 2007-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-03-23.
Description
Compare annual retrenchment levels and incidence rates in Singapore by residential status from 2007 to 2025. The Ministry of Manpower dataset reports total, resident, and non-resident counts alongside incidence per thousand employees, defining retrenchment as redundancy-related separations. It supports labour-market stress analysis, policy evaluation during downturns, and searches on Singapore retrenchment by citizenship or residency.
Official description
Retrenchment refers to the termination of permanent employees due to redundancy and early termination of term contract employees due to redundancy. Incidence of retrenchment refers to the number of retrenched employees per one thousand employees. Data by residential status breakdown are available from 2007 onwards. Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM Data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees) and the public sector.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2007-01-01 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 19
- Columns
- 7
Data
| Year | Retrench Total | Retrench Resident | Retrench Non Resident | Incidence Total | Incidence Resident | Incidence Non Resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8590 | 6010 | 2580 | 6 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 16880 | 10360 | 6520 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 11.6 |
| 2009 | 23430 | 14510 | 8910 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| 2010 | 9800 | 5670 | 4140 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 9990 | 5740 | 4260 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| 2012 | 11010 | 6880 | 4130 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 2013 | 11560 | 7520 | 4050 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| 2014 | 12930 | 7240 | 5690 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 15580 | 9090 | 6490 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 19170 | 11080 | 8090 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | No |
| Retrench Total | Text | No |
| Retrench Resident | Text | No |
| Retrench Non Resident | Text | No |
| Incidence Total | Text | No |
| Incidence Resident | Text | No |
| Incidence Non Resident | Text | No |