Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y) 1/
Previous
Period Data
% Change
(Y-o-Y) 2/
Labour, Employment, Wages and Productivity            
Employment Level (quarterly) 3/ '000 Dec-25 4,118.8 1.8 4,096.1 1.5
Employment Change (quarterly) 3/ '000 Dec-25 22.7 na 30.2 na
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted) (quarterly) % of labour force Dec-25 2.0 na 2.0 na
Value Added per Worker Growth  % 4Q 2025 5.1 na 3.1 na
Total Labour Force 4/ '000 2025 4,068.6 na 4,006.6 na
Resident Labour Force 5/ '000 2025 2,456.4 na 2,446.4 na
Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y) 1/
Previous
Period Data
% Change
(Y-o-Y) 2/
Employed Persons 4/ '000 2025 3,969.8 na 3,910.7 na
Employed Residents 5/ '000 2025 2,376.4 na 2,365.6 na
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 4/ % 2025 2.1 na 1.9 na
Resident Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) 5/ % 2025 2.9 na 2.7 na
Labour Force Participation Rate 5/6/ % 2025 67.9 na 68.2 na
Males % 2025 73.6 na 74.0 na
Females % 2025 62.5 na 62.8 na
Annual Growth in Value Added per Worker % 2025 3.5 na 3.7 na

Data are preliminary when first released.
na not available or not applicable.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.
3 Includes Migrant Domestic Workers.
4 Refers to total persons aged 15 years and over. Data are for mid-year.
5 Refers to Singapore residents (citizens and permanent residents) aged 15 years and over. Data are for mid-year.
6 Refers to % of Population aged 15 & over.


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Value Added Per Actual Hour Worked by Industry