Number of Unemployed Residents, Quarterly
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Manpower. 138 records. Fields include Period, Residential Status, Seasonally Adj Unemp, Non Seasonally Adj Unemp (4 columns in total). Covers 1992-03-01 to 2026-06-01. Last updated 2026-09-29.
Description
Ministry of Manpower quarterly CSV of unemployed Singapore residents (citizens and PRs), with seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted counts from the early 1990s onward. Most figures come from the Labour Force Survey; selected June benchmarks use Census or General Household Survey sources. Labour economists track resident unemployment cycles and seasonal revision effects.
Official description
Data refer to the quarterly number of unemployed residents. Residents refer to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents. Seasonally adjusted data are revised using the latest set of seasonal factors and updated in line with standard seasonal adjustment procedure. The revision is done once a year, taking into account observations for the latest available year. Source: Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM, except data for June 1995, June 2000 and June 2005, which are from the Population Census 2000, General Household Surveys 1995 & 2005 conducted by the Singapore Department of Statistics.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1992-03-01 – 2026-06-01
- Rows
- 138
- Columns
- 4
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
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| Period | Residential Status | Seasonally Adj Unemp | Non Seasonally Adj Unemp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-03 | resident | 30900.000000 | 25600.000000 |
| 1992-06 | resident | 29700.000000 | 40100.000000 |
| 1992-09 | resident | 34600.000000 | 28000.000000 |
| 1992-12 | resident | 27700.000000 | 28000.000000 |
| 1993-03 | resident | 26300.000000 | 21800.000000 |
| 1993-06 | resident | 29700.000000 | 40200.000000 |
| 1993-09 | resident | 32400.000000 | 26000.000000 |
| 1993-12 | resident | 29200.000000 | 29700.000000 |
| 1994-03 | resident | 30000.000000 | 25500.000000 |
| 1994-06 | resident | 29900.000000 | 40000.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Period | Month (YYYY-MM) | No |
| Residential Status | Text | Yes |
| Seasonally Adj Unemp | Numeric | No |
| Non Seasonally Adj Unemp | Numeric | No |