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Economy

Average Monthly Recruitment Rate By Industry And Occupational Group, (SSIC 2020), Quarterly

Data from Jan 1990 to Sep 2025

Last updated: 07 Mar 2026, 23:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

Data Last Updated: 11/12/2025

Update Frequency: Quarterly

Footnotes: 1) Before 2006, data pertain to private sector establishments each with at least 25 employees. From 2006 onwards, data also include the public sector. 2) Data are based on SSIC1996 (1990-1999), SSIC2005 (2000-2005), SSIC2020 (2006-current).

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M184021

Data explorer

AverageMonthlyRecruitmentRateByIndustryAndOccupationalGroupSSIC2020Quarterly.csv (172 rows, 138.9 KB)

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1.78.1%
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1.36.4%
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1.18.1%
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1.47.6%
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1.48.7%
1.37.6%
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Total1.91.71.71.82.12.122.12.32.52.22.32.72.82.42.322.11.81.61.61.21.922.42.42.22.12.32.52.22.12.22.2222.22.42.32.22.52.62.32.32.82.82.52.42.832.72.62.82.92.72.632.82.62.632.92.62.42.52.11.92.23.13.22.82.73.23.32.62.63.12.92.72.62.92.82.52.5332.72.42.52.22.32.22.72.52.11.92.42.732.83.43.532.72.92.72.122.22.42.72.73.43.53.22.73.13.83.233.443.833.643.43.13.54.13.833.64.23.93.43.94.43.93.94.45.24.8
Manufacturing1.51.21.51.21.51.91.71.51.81.71.81.92.52.62.122.11.91.31.110.91.31.51.721.71.62.12.11.71.72.11.91.61.31.61.81.61.21.71.81.51.521.91.71.52.12.21.61.61.92.121.62.32.11.91.72.22.21.91.61.91.31.11.32.22.3222.52.72.122.62.72.3nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Food, Beverages & Tobacco1.81.71.622.22.62.42.93.32.82.92.63.13.62.52.82.33.42.72.72.521.71.92.73.93.23.23.13.632.82.93.42.82.73.132.92.93.73.52.63.23.532.833.33.33.23.13.2332.93.53.22.93.43.73.32.62.53.13.72.832.63.32.82.53.23.12.82.533.43.3nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Paper/Rubber/Plastic Products & Printing1111.11.41.71.91.321.81.51.72.12.41.92.13.23.41.92.11.411.41.41.71.81.61.31.82.11.91.321.82.41.61.61.81.51.21.82.21.61.3222.11.41.92.11.81.61.92.42.61.72.12.32.11.82.52.821.51.81.20.71.22.12.31.81.52.42.72.21.92.52.52.4nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Petroleum, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Products0.80.70.80.81.11.41.41.21.31.41.41.41.71.51.31.21.21.31.40.910.71.211.71.31.21.11.51.31.41.31.51.21.61.21.51.41.31.11.81.61.21.32.41.71.61.621.91.71.11.71.61.91.11.51.51.31.11.61.81.51.31.61111.621.31.421.81.71.21.81.61.4nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Fabricated Metal Products, Machinery & Equipment1.71.11.21.321.51.31.81.71.52.21.92.52.82.12.22.92.11.41.20.80.51.41.61.81.91.91.32.12.21.91.51.71.61.51.11.51.71.411.71.61.31.421.92.11.72.32.11.51.72.12.62.11.62.32.32.11.62.32.31.61.51.71.51.41.72.62.72.22.32.83.52.72.22.73.12.6nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Electronic, Computer & Optical Products1.70.90.90.91.21.110.711.31.21.72.72.62.62.21.91.71.10.80.91.31.11.31.821.41.42.12.21.62.52.92.91.71.51.51.51.711.52.11.51.42.121.41.11.61.91.30.91.521.81.42.121.922.52.51.81.72.410.40.81.81.91.91.72.11.81.51.62.42.72.2nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Transport Equipment1.31.32.71.21.33.331.31.91.61.61.92.32.41.41.511.10.50.50.30.31.11.51.21.61.31.721.81.111.71.10.90.91.11.51.40.811.11.41.31.31.41.21.42.12.11.41.51.71.21.41.52.41.71.61.31.51.221.21.20.90.91.3221.822.72.81.92.22.72.32.2nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Other Manufacturing Industries1.61.41.31.31.71.51.11.32.12222.62.52.42.22.121.61.21.211.31.31.61.81.61.61.81.81.41.41.81.71.41.31.82.31.81.41.82.11.91.62.12.31.91.62.12.41.92.12.22.32.11.72.12.42.51.82.62.822.12.31.921.82.72.62.41.92.52.62.32.13.12.82.2nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
Construction2.21.91.82.12.22.11.92.42.62.222.633.42.92.11.11.51.40.90.80.51.82.12.42.42.11.922.31.81.51.71.91.61.91.92.22.32.32.52.72.42.42.63.12.52.83.13.73.63.63.43.6332.932.52.52.72.52.12.32.72.62.33.14.24.13.43.23.63.72.82.932.92.9nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Average Monthly Recruitment Rate By Industry And Occupational Group, (SSIC 2020), Quarterly (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 5, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_88a30f5d189a2102e4576bb35e1f94e9/view

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