Number of Retrenched Employees - Quarterly
Description
Track quarterly retrenchment in Singapore’s labour market with counts of employees laid off due to redundancy. Published by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) from the Labour Market Survey, the series spans from 1998 through 2025 and covers private-sector establishments with at least 25 employees before 2006, with the public sector included from 2006 onward. Each row pairs a calendar quarter with retrenchment figures, supporting analysis of economic downturns, sectoral restructuring, and workforce adjustment cycles. Useful for Singapore employment research, HR planning, and searches on redundancy trends and MOM retrenchment statistics.
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.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1998-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 112
- Columns
- 2
Data
| Quarter | Retrench |
|---|---|
| 1998-Q1 | 8830 |
| 1998-Q2 | 7750 |
| 1998-Q3 | 7620 |
| 1998-Q4 | 8600 |
| 1999-Q1 | 3700 |
| 1999-Q2 | 3620 |
| 1999-Q3 | 3570 |
| 1999-Q4 | 4640 |
| 2000-Q1 | 6210 |
| 2000-Q2 | 1880 |
| 2000-Q3 | 1810 |
| 2000-Q4 | 2050 |
| 2001-Q1 | 3520 |
| 2001-Q2 | 6280 |
| 2001-Q3 | 8880 |
| 2001-Q4 | 8890 |
| 2002-Q1 | 5110 |
| 2002-Q2 | 4580 |
| 2002-Q3 | 4370 |
| 2002-Q4 | 6070 |
| 2003-Q1 | 4610 |
| 2003-Q2 | 5510 |
| 2003-Q3 | 4310 |
| 2003-Q4 | 2840 |
| 2004-Q1 | 3010 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Quarter (Q) | No |
| Retrench | Text | No |