Definitions

Data refer to the annual average of the percentage of residents (i.e., Singapore citizens and permanent residents) of the specified sex in the labour force who are unemployed.
Please see here for the detailed metadata.

Concepts

Unemployed persons refer to persons who are not working but are actively looking for a job and available for work during the reference period. They include persons who are not working but are taking steps to start their own business or taking up a new job after the reference period.
Labour force refers to persons who are either employed (i.e., working) or unemployed (i.e., actively looking for a job and available for work) during the reference period.

Computational Method

[A] Quarterly unemployment rate = (Number of unemployed residents of the specified age group) / (Total number of resident labour force of the corresponding age group) x 100%
[B] Annual unemployment rate = (Sum of quarterly unemployment rates of the specified age group) / 4

Disaggregation

Disaggregation is available by age group (25 years & above and 15-24 years).

Data Source

Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

Data Collection

Household-based Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM.

Time Period

1992 onwards

Frequency

Annual

SDG Global Metadata

Link to United Nations SDG global metadata

Indicator 8.5.2