Overall Unemployment Rate, Annual
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Manpower. 34 records. Fields include Year, Residential Status, Unemployment Rate (3 columns in total). Covers 1992-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-03-20.
Description
Ministry of Manpower annual CSV from 1992 through 2025 on Singapore’s overall unemployment rate by residential status. Figures are simple averages of more frequent readings within each year, with June 1995, 2000, and 2005 sourced from census and General Household Survey benchmarks. Labour economists track macro labour-market slack in Singapore.
Official description
Data refer to the annual average overall unemployment rate. Annual figures are the simple averages of unemployment figures obtained at more frequent intervals in the 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
- 1992-01-01 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 34
- Columns
- 3
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
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| Year | Residential Status | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | overall | 1.800000 |
| 1993 | overall | 1.700000 |
| 1994 | overall | 1.700000 |
| 1995 | overall | 1.700000 |
| 1996 | overall | 1.700000 |
| 1997 | overall | 1.400000 |
| 1998 | overall | 2.600000 |
| 1999 | overall | 2.800000 |
| 2000 | overall | 2.600000 |
| 2001 | overall | 2.700000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | No |
| Residential Status | Text | Yes |
| Unemployment Rate | Numeric (Percentage) | No |