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Economy

Unemployed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Main Action Taken to Look For Work and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17554

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

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UnemployedResidentsAged15YearsandOverbyAgeGroupMainActionTakentoLookForWorkandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (10 rows, 1.8 KB)

Number
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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
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(Total) Females
Numeric
(Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Total
Numeric
(Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Males
Numeric
(Internet Sites/Online Advertisements) Females
Numeric
(Advertisement1//Write In) Total
Numeric
(Advertisement1//Write In) Males
Numeric
(Advertisement1//Write In) Females
Numeric
(Asked Friends or Relatives) Total
Numeric
(Asked Friends or Relatives) Males
Numeric
(Asked Friends or Relatives) Females
Numeric
(Employment Services) Total
Numeric
(Employment Services) Males
Numeric
(Employment Services) Females
Numeric
(Others) Total
Numeric
(Others) Males
Numeric
(Others) Females
Numeric
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Total135127677056742257169268113035829049146171443127338150611227711552574158101002054744546
15-1964322392404021446691475136051284721009401160518151367309119191
20-2420706812312583111583876728244271578284927441678106612494757741128516612
25-29175721008274901013355674566378522691517151196654610775974801065684382
30-341098651835803579026643127193990710321540865675929415514788332455
35-391021647615455522423622862196693010361505644861700347353821477344
40-44109744700627453662378298820498961153160856810411078508570872350522
45-491215155916560541024252985225311221131198995410341567650916934440493
50-5412650687657745055271523402484133611492896150813881283759524931557374
55 & Over3344019998134426888415527338785506837171144569374507315018381311317319991173
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_1772c945d4598bb1f87125e1f8fce7ce"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Unemployed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Main Action Taken to Look For Work and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_1772c945d4598bb1f87125e1f8fce7ce/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)