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Number of Retrenched Employees by Occupation - Annual

What this data shows

Published by Ministry of Manpower. 84 records. Fields include Year, Occupation, Retrench (3 columns in total). Covers 1998-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-03-23.

Description

Ministry of Manpower annual CSV from 1998 through 2025 on retrenched employees in Singapore by occupation. Retrenchment covers redundancy-related termination of permanent staff and early termination of term contracts; pre-2006 figures are private sector with at least 25 employees, later years include the public sector. Labour economists study occupational vulnerability during downturns.

Official description

Retrenchment refers to the termination of permanent employees due to redundancy and early termination of term contract employees due to redundancy. 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
84
Columns
3

Data

Year Occupation Retrench
1998 professionals, managers, executives and technicians 6100
1998 clerical, sales and services workers 5440
1998 production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers 21260
1999 professionals, managers, executives and technicians 3650
1999 clerical, sales and services workers 3620
1999 production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers 8260
2000 professionals, managers, executives and technicians 2820
2000 clerical, sales and services workers 1870
2000 production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers 7260
2001 professionals, managers, executives and technicians 8720

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Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) No
Occupation Text Yes
Retrench Text No