Work & Labour in Singapore

328 indicators covering work & labour for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 50.3% 2020 up 9.1% 71st
Annual working hours per worker 2,283 hours per worker 2023 down 6.1% 20th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,283 hours per worker 2023 down 6.1% 20th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 9.0% 2024 down 24.3% 96th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.3% 2024 down 11.5% 134th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,283 hours per worker 2023 down 6.1% 20th
Incidence of part-time employment 10.07 2025 99th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 43.57 2025 98th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.97 2025 109th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 26.12 2025 94th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.46 2025 106th
Employees 2,096 2025 67th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 122.9 2020 up 89.7% 61st
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 20.32 2025 78th
Youth employees 301.24 2025 68th
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 248,484 2016 up 58.3% 39th
Unemployment rate 2.1 2031 down 20.8% 21st
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 9.0% 2024 down 24.3% 90th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 39.9% 2025 27th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.7 2024 unchanged 71st
Own-account workers, total 7.9% 2016 down 15.8% 161st
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 225.04 2025 67th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.09 2025 79th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 45.09 2025 61st
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.9 2025 61st
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.9 2025 80th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.9219 2014 unchanged 5th
Labor market, Overall 0.8473 2014 unchanged 11th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4431 2014 unchanged 73rd
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.8993 2014 unchanged 3rd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.21 2025 70th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 50.76 2025 58th
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 90.99 2025 down 24.0% 14th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 622 2023 up 54.3% 50th
Average hourly earnings of employees 3.62 1985 up 135.1% 69th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.99 2023 down 52.9% 59th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 622 2023 up 54.3% 45th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.99 2023 down 52.9% 68th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 7.01 2025 64th
Workers in the reference group 1,974 2006 up 183.5% 48th
Gender wage gap 31.19 1985 down 15.9% 4th
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 352.24 2025 51st
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,376 2025 52nd
Employees 2,096 2025 44th
Public sector employees 225.04 2025 53rd
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 31.2% 1985 down 15.9% 4th
Gender wage gap 31.2% 1985 down 15.9% 4th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 31.2% 1985 down 15.9% 4th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 31.2% 1985 down 15.9% 4th
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 31.2% 1985 down 15.9% 4th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 469.56 2025 26th
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 70.9% 2011 up 4.7% 11th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 3.25 2025 down 14.0% 61st
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.25 2025 down 14.0% 61st
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 8.85 2025 down 20.4% 48th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 79.95 2025 down 5.4% 55th