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Economy

Employment (Persons) By Sector, (As At Year-End), Annual

Data from Jan 2001 to Dec 2023

Last updated: 12 Mar 2026, 19:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

Data Last Updated: 02/04/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 1) Data are primarily from administrative records, with the self-employed component estimated from the Labour Force Survey. 2) Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. The industries are classified based on SSIC 2020 from 2008 onwards and SSIC 2005 before 2008.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M182841

Data explorer

EmploymentPersonsBySectorAsAtYearEndAnnual.csv (13 rows, 2.8 KB)

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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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Manufacturing485.6485.4450.2451.2487.2488483.1500.4515.4535.9539.9535.4526.5520.2516.1558.8566.8517.5475.9446.7419.7424.7430.1
Construction526.2499.4407.6403.6454.5443.6450.3488.9500.6494.3479.5441400.5378.7378.2354295.9255.5235226.3235.4252.9287.2
Services2963.42884.32761.82722.52816.527572709.62656.82612.82566.62447.92356.52278.42184.72073.92016.71849.61706.51593.81520.11465.21455.31438.8
Wholesale And Retail Trade467.3462.5453.3459.8484.4490.6490.3491.1489.7497.5479.4463.2452.1438.4424.6420384.9365346.4333.8322.8325.1325.2
Transportation And Storage271.5265.9255.8253.5262.2258.3250.8244.8241.1238.3230.3222.1213.2206.4199.7202.3184179173166.6163.9164.5161
Accommodation And Food Services271.5264.1246.5247.7271259.5257.9253.4246240.8230.6222.9215.1205190187.7162.1145.8133.2127.5123.3121.4118.1
Information And Communications184.1186.6171.8157.6154.8147.1139.6135.4133129122115.9112.410394.491.679.473.166.66360.262.764.8
Financial And Insurance Services229.1220.2209.2204.2201.4195.6194.2185.2179.9177.4168.6162.9157149.9143.4142149.1127.3116108.2102.199.9101.9
Real Estate Services76.373.872.774.48180.980.181.488.694.287.488.884.781.278.675.961.452.948.445.9nanana
Professional Services283.7278.8262.9252.2255.1245238.1234.6234.2231.3218.7203.9193.8184.2171.7167.2150.5128.4114.6106.9nanana

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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_d2518fed6cc2014f0cd061b4570a9592"
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). Employment (Persons) By Sector, (As At Year-End), Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 4, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_d2518fed6cc2014f0cd061b4570a9592/view

About this dataset

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)