Resident Labour Force Participation Rate by Sex
Description
Track mid-year labour force participation among Singapore residents by sex from 1991 through 2025. Published by the Ministry of Manpower from the Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, the series reports year, sex, and LFPR for citizens and permanent residents aged 15 and over. Gaps in 1995, 2000, and 2005 reflect census and General Household Survey years when the CLFS was not run. Useful for Singapore employment research, gender labour-market comparisons, and MOM workforce participation trends.
Official description
1. Data are for mid-year. 2. Residents refer to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents. 3. Labour force participation rate is defined as the percentage of the labour force to the population aged fifteen years & over. 4. Data for 1995, 2000 and 2005 are not available as the Comprehensive Labour Force Survey was not conducted in these years due to the conduct of the Population Census 2000 and General Household Surveys 1995 and 2005 by the Singapore Department of Statistics. 5. 2007 data have been adjusted based on latest revised population estimates from the Singapore Department of Statistics to facilitate comparisons with 2008 onwards. Source: Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1991-01-01 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 64
- Columns
- 3
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
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| Year | Sex | Labour Force Participation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | male | 79.400000 |
| 1991 | female | 48.000000 |
| 1992 | male | 79.400000 |
| 1992 | female | 48.600000 |
| 1993 | male | 78.800000 |
| 1993 | female | 48.000000 |
| 1994 | male | 79.200000 |
| 1994 | female | 48.600000 |
| 1996 | male | 78.700000 |
| 1996 | female | 49.900000 |
| 1997 | male | 78.200000 |
| 1997 | female | 49.500000 |
| 1998 | male | 77.400000 |
| 1998 | female | 49.400000 |
| 1999 | male | 77.800000 |
| 1999 | female | 50.700000 |
| 2001 | male | 77.700000 |
| 2001 | female | 51.600000 |
| 2002 | male | 77.200000 |
| 2002 | female | 50.600000 |
| 2003 | male | 76.100000 |
| 2003 | female | 50.900000 |
| 2004 | male | 75.700000 |
| 2004 | female | 51.300000 |
| 2006 | male | 76.200000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | No |
| Sex | Text | Yes |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | Numeric (Percentage) | No |