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Job Vacancy Rate by Industry and Occupation - Annual

MOM (Ministry of Manpower)

Job Vacancy Rate for a quarter is defined as the total number of job vacancies divided by the total demand for manpower at the end of the quarter. Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM Before 2006, data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees). From 2006 onwards, it also includes the public sector.

Data from 1998 to 2025

Last updated 5 months ago (23 Mar 2026)

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JobVacancyRatebyIndustryandOccupationAnnual.csv (4.6K rows, 394.2 KB)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Industry
Text
Occupation
Text
Job Vacancy Rate
Text
(Null)0.0%
20134.6%
20144.6%
20154.6%
20164.6%
(Null)0.0%
others2.4%
construction2.4%
retail trade2.4%
manufacturing2.4%
(Null)0.0%
clerical, sales and services workers25.3%
professionals, managers, executives and technicians25.3%
production and transport operators, cleaners and labourers25.3%
professionals, managers and executives12.0%
(Null)12.0%
23.1%
1.93.5%
2.23.1%
2.63.1%
1998manufacturingprofessionals, managers, executives and technicians1.8
1998manufacturingclerical, sales and services workers1.2
1998manufacturingproduction and transport operators, cleaners and labourers1.6
1998food, beverages and tobaccoprofessionals, managers, executives and technicians-
1998food, beverages and tobaccoclerical, sales and services workers1.3
1998food, beverages and tobaccoproduction and transport operators, cleaners and labourers1.4
1998textile and wearing apparelprofessionals, managers, executives and technicians-
1998textile and wearing apparelclerical, sales and services workers-
1998textile and wearing apparelproduction and transport operators, cleaners and labourers4.6
1998paper products and publishingprofessionals, managers, executives and technicians1.5
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_ddcb2546c798f94ba6b4a6508ab42632"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Ministry of Manpower. (2026). Job Vacancy Rate by Industry and Occupation - Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_ddcb2546c798f94ba6b4a6508ab42632/view

About this dataset

Contact

ng_li_mei@mom.gov.sgsamantha_teo@mom.gov.sg

Created on

23 Mar 2026

Licence

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

Agency

MOM (Ministry of Manpower)