Number of Retrenched Term Contract Employees by Occupation - Annual
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Manpower. 84 records. Fields include Year, Occupation, Retrench Term Contract (3 columns in total). Covers 1998-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-03-23.
Description
Annual counts of retrenched term-contract employees by occupation from 1998 through 2025, sourced from the Ministry of Manpower Labour Market Survey and published in CSV. Tracks redundancy among fixed-term workers for labour-market analysis, with coverage expanding to the public sector from 2006.
Official description
Retrenchment of Term Contract Employees refers to 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 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 84
- Columns
- 3
Data
| Year | Occupation | Retrench Term Contract |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 270 |
| 1998 | clerical, sales and services workers | 200 |
| 1998 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 3240 |
| 1999 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 160 |
| 1999 | clerical, sales and services workers | 60 |
| 1999 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 690 |
| 2000 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 40 |
| 2000 | clerical, sales and services workers | 30 |
| 2000 | production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers | 260 |
| 2001 | professionals, managers, executives and technicians | 260 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | No |
| Occupation | Text | Yes |
| Retrench Term Contract | Text | No |