Singapore hiring and job vacancy rates since 1998

Hiring rate, a month Job vacancy rate

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Hiring rate: people taken on each month as a share of staff. Vacancy rate: unfilled posts as a share of all posts at the end of the quarter. Before 2006, private firms with 25 or more staff only.

Data: Ministry of Manpower, via data.gov.sg, checked 13 Nov 2026. Full table and method on Numbers.sg