Retrenchment of Permanent Employees refers to the termination of permanent employees due to redundancy.
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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NumberofRetrenchedPermanentEmployeesAnnual.csv (28 rows, 353 B)
Year
Year (YYYY)
Retrench Permanent
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
1998
29090
1999
14620
2000
11620
2001
25840
2002
19090
2003
16400
2004
10190
2005
10290
2006
12600
2007
7680
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Ministry of Manpower. (2026). Number of Retrenched Permanent Employees - Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_fef840cf56350e64d99b4838ea6000e7/view