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Economy Social

Average Monthly Recruitment Rate - Annual

Data from Jan 1998 to Jan 2025

Last updated: 23 Mar 2026, 15:08 SGT

MOM (Ministry of Manpower)

Average Monthly Recruitment Rate during a quarter is defined as the average number of persons recruited in a month during the quarter divided by the average number of employees in the establishment. The annual figures are the simple averages of the quarterly figures. 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.

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the . Try it out to see the response schema.

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Economy Social

Average Monthly Recruitment Rate - Annual

Data from Jan 1998 to Jan 2025

Last updated: 23 Mar 2026, 15:08 SGT

MOM (Ministry of Manpower)

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_62a65198292501453c50e06b764741bd"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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