Retrenched Term Contract Employees By Industry (SSIC 2020) And Occupational Group, Quarterly

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Data from Jan 1998 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 12 Jun 2025, 22:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

Data Last Updated: 20/03/2025

Update Frequency: Quarterly

Footnotes: Previously know as Early Release of Contract Workers. 1) Before 2006, data pertain to private sector establishments each with at least 25 employees. From 2006 onwards, it includes the public sector. 2) Data are rounded to the nearest 10, hence may not add up to the total. 3) Data are based on SSIC1996(1990-1999), SSIC2005(2000-2005), SSIC2020(2006-current). 4) Data are revised at the industry level to reflect updates in industry classification of firms based on SSIC 2020. Revisions have also been made to the 2Q 2022 figures, following clarifications with survey respondents.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183921

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RetrenchedTermContractEmployeesByIndustrySSIC2020AndOccupationalGroupQuarterly.csv (46 rows, 25.9 KB)

Data Series Text	2024 4Q Text	2024 3Q Text	2024 2Q Text	2024 1Q Text	2023 4Q Text	2023 3Q Text	2023 2Q Text	2023 1Q Text	2022 4Q Text	2022 3Q Text	2022 2Q Text	2022 1Q Text	2021 4Q Text	2021 3Q Text	2021 2Q Text	2021 1Q Text	2020 4Q Text	2020 3Q Text	2020 2Q Text	2020 1Q Text	2019 4Q Text	2019 3Q Text	2019 2Q Text	2019 1Q Text	2018 4Q Text	2018 3Q Text	2018 2Q Text	2018 1Q Text	2017 4Q Text	2017 3Q Text	2017 2Q Text	2017 1Q Text	2016 4Q Text	2016 3Q Text	2016 2Q Text	2016 1Q Text	2015 4Q Text	2015 3Q Text	2015 2Q Text	2015 1Q Text	2014 4Q Text	2014 3Q Text	2014 2Q Text	2014 1Q Text	2013 4Q Text	2013 3Q Text	2013 2Q Text	2013 1Q Text	2012 4Q Text	2012 3Q Text	2012 2Q Text	2012 1Q Text	2011 4Q Text	2011 3Q Text	2011 2Q Text	2011 1Q Text	2010 4Q Text	2010 3Q Text	2010 2Q Text	2010 1Q Text	2009 4Q Text	2009 3Q Text	2009 2Q Text	2009 1Q Text	2008 4Q Text	2008 3Q Text	2008 2Q Text	2008 1Q Text	2007 4Q Text	2007 3Q Text	2007 2Q Text	2007 1Q Text	2006 4Q Text	2006 3Q Text	2006 2Q Text	2006 1Q Text	2005 4Q Text	2005 3Q Text	2005 2Q Text	2005 1Q Text	2004 4Q Text	2004 3Q Text	2004 2Q Text	2004 1Q Text	2003 4Q Text	2003 3Q Text	2003 2Q Text	2003 1Q Text	2002 4Q Text	2002 3Q Text	2002 2Q Text	2002 1Q Text	2001 4Q Text	2001 3Q Text	2001 2Q Text	2001 1Q Text	2000 4Q Text	2000 3Q Text	2000 2Q Text	2000 1Q Text	1999 4Q Text	1999 3Q Text	1999 2Q Text	1999 1Q Text	1998 4Q Text	1998 3Q Text	1998 2Q Text	1998 1Q Text
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Total	90	140	140	80	160	180	200	220	560	210	40	60	80	210	170	80	1520	990	880	190	240	230	200	220	280	300	270	270	330	480	520	510	630	710	400	620	520	700	350	570	710	390	390	520	330	320	260	120	360	420	250	320	320	560	390	370	710	490	270	600	250	350	810	1860	1910	830	90	140	150	520	110	140	180	100	170	40	180	430	140	110	220	120	60	50	50	250	370	190	120	180	490	250	300	520	650	270	80	60	20	170	160	170	270	300	590	990	440	1700
Manufacturing	40	30	20	40	50	50	50	60	410	170	10	10	40	10	10	20	100	70	150	20	20	100	70	30	70	100	50	70	50	140	130	140	130	160	130	240	140	130	130	30	170	230	220	10	90	40	30	10	50	90	50	150	110	300	80	70	70	280	100	270	50	110	340	1220	1350	550	40	90	60	50	80	60	30	50	40	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Food, Beverages & Tobacco	na	na	na	na	na	na	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	10	-	50	-	10	-	30	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Paper/Rubber/Plastic Products & Printing	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	50	10	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	30	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	20	60	10	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Petroleum, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products	20	-	10	20	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	30	-	-	20	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Fabricated Metal Products, Machinery & Equipment	30	20	10	10	20	10	10	20	30	70	-	-	10	-	-	-	80	20	110	10	-	20	-	10	30	10	-	40	10	20	20	80	80	40	40	20	70	90	90	20	160	80	50	-	20	10	-	10	40	30	-	20	40	60	70	60	60	270	70	230	10	40	120	630	370	70	10	30	10	40	30	10	10	10	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Electronic, Computer & Optical Products	na	10	-	-	30	-	-	40	230	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	20	50	-	30	60	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	30	-	10	90	250	810	350	-	-	-	-	30	50	10	-	20	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Transport Equipment	na	na	na	na	na	30	-	-	140	100	-	10	-	-	-	-	10	20	20	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	30	10	-	120	100	60	40	70	20	140	50	30	20	-	-	140	10	-	30	20	-	-	10	10	-	80	30	90	-	-	10	10	30	-	40	30	100	230	140	120	30	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	10	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Other Manufacturing Industries	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	10	-	20	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	-	-	10	50	70	-	-	10	10	-	10	-	150	-	20	-	10	-	10	-	-	20	40	140	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	10	20	60	-	-	-	40	30	10	-	-	-	40	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Construction	10	10	50	10	70	30	30	20	110	-	20	20	10	10	20	10	-	80	100	50	180	50	70	70	70	80	120	120	160	130	250	290	320	350	140	230	250	300	110	350	340	40	80	240	180	90	100	40	30	90	50	40	80	70	220	220	450	50	60	240	100	100	90	250	240	50	-	-	10	40	-	-	10	20	70	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Number	-
2024 4Q	20244Q	Text	Number	-
2024 3Q	20243Q	Text	Number	-
2024 2Q	20242Q	Text	Number	-
2024 1Q	20241Q	Text	Number	-
2023 4Q	20234Q	Text	Number	-
2023 3Q	20233Q	Text	Number	-
2023 2Q	20232Q	Text	Number	-
2023 1Q	20231Q	Text	Number	-
2022 4Q	20224Q	Text	Number	-

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dataset_id = "d_535e05d48561a38b6e1778bb26647c7d"
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response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Retrenched Term Contract Employees By Industry (SSIC 2020) And Occupational Group, Quarterly (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 23, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_535e05d48561a38b6e1778bb26647c7d/view

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