Labour Costs in Singapore decreased to 111.40 points in the third quarter of 2025 from 111.80 points in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Singapore Labour Costs - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of employed people in Singapore was 4.02 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the number rose by 2.95 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. From 2024 to 2026, the number will increase by 60,000 people.The indicator describes the number of employed people. This refers to persons who during a pre-defined period, either: a) performed wage or salary work, b) held a formal attachment to their job (even if not currently working), (c) performed for-profit work for personal or family gain , (d) were with an enterprise although temporarily not at work for any specific reason.

Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: 5-Year Bands: Aged 25-29 data was reported at 88.463 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 89.328 % for 2022. Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: 5-Year Bands: Aged 25-29 data is updated yearly, averaging 85.220 % from Dec 1957 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.400 % in 2020 and a record low of 49.920 % in 2000. Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: 5-Year Bands: Aged 25-29 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Labour Organization. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.ILO.LFS: Labour Force Participation Rate: By Sex and Age: Annual.

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In 2024, the labor force participation rate in Singapore was at 68.2 percent. In that year, residents aged between 30 and 34 years old had the highest labor force participation rate. Singapore has also seen an increasing participation rate for those aged 65 years and above in the last ten years.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Singapore decreased to 68.20 percent in 2024 from 68.60 percent in 2023. This dataset provides - Singapore Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the female labor force participation rate in Singapore was at 62.8 percent. This places Singapore behind countries in the APAC region like Vietnam and New Zealand. Demand for female labor Women's participation rate in the labor force varies with age. From the ages of 25 to 29, the labor force participation rate of males and females in Singapore is comparable. The gender gap in the local labor force only emerges when women enter their 30s. Generally, however, the men were more active in the workforce than women. This too is reflected in the boardroom. In 2019, just 18.4 percent of members of boards of directors in Singapore were women. Female labor force and an aging population In the face of a rapidly aging population, there is a higher demand for labor in Singapore’s workforce. The labor force participation rate for women aged 65 years and older increased by almost ten percent in the past decade . Measures were introduced by some firms in recent years to ease women’s participation in the workforce. This includes ad hoc flexible work arrangements, such as unplanned time-off and telecommuting. Singapore has also implemented several enhanced maternity benefits and leave schemes for working parents.

In 2024, the labor force participation rate of Singapore residents aged 65 years and above was at **** percent. The labor force participation rate for this age group had been increasing in the last ten years, as Singapore faces an aging population with longer life expectancies. Many residents are increasingly facing the need to work longer or re-renter the workforce after retirement in order to support themselves, amongst other reasons.

As of June 2023, the working age labor force in Singapore amounted to approximately 3.94 million people. In that year, Singapore's labor force participation rate was at 68.2 percent.

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for Singapore (SLEMPTOTLSPZSSGP) from 1991 to 2024 about Singapore, employment-population ratio, population, and employment.

Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: 5-Year Bands: Aged 65+ data was reported at 31.453 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32.087 % for 2022. Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: 5-Year Bands: Aged 65+ data is updated yearly, averaging 16.635 % from Dec 1957 (Median) to 2023, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.938 % in 2021 and a record low of 9.010 % in 1998. Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: 5-Year Bands: Aged 65+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Labour Organization. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.ILO.LFS: Labour Force Participation Rate: By Sex and Age: Annual.

Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: Youth Adults: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 36.486 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.697 % for 2022. Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: Youth Adults: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 39.980 % from Dec 1957 (Median) to 2023, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.450 % in 1980 and a record low of 27.770 % in 2000. Singapore Labour Force Participation Rate: Youth Adults: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Labour Organization. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.ILO.LFS: Labour Force Participation Rate: By Sex and Age: Annual.

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This statistic shows the labor productivity per hour worked in Singapore from 2000 to 2018. In 2018, the labor productivity per hour reached ** U.S. dollars in Singapore.

As of 2024, **** percent of the labor force in Singapore had a university degree or higher. Singapore has increased the share of degree holders in the labor force in the past decades, upskilling its workforce to meet the demands of a more sophisticated economy.

Singapore SG: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Population data was reported at 85.474 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 85.550 % for 2022. Singapore SG: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 87.212 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 88.900 % in 2014 and a record low of 85.474 % in 2023. Singapore SG: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Singapore: Labor force, million people: The latest value from 2024 is 3.72 million people, an increase from 3.62 million people in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 20.90 million people, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Singapore from 1990 to 2024 is 2.62 million people. The minimum value, 1.47 million people, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 3.72 million people was recorded in 2024.

The statistic shows the distribution of employment in Singapore by economic sector from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, 14.38 percent in industry and 85.52 percent in the service sector.

. The Singapore Department of Statistics provides Labour Productivity Growth at 2015 prices. Labour Productivity Growth prior to Q1 1992 is based on 1995 prices. Employment includes members of the Singapore Armed Forces

According to a survey among Singapore workers in January 2019, ** percent of the respondents stated that an attractive salary and benefits was the most important considering factor when looking for jobs. This was followed by ** percent of Singapore workers who looked for a good work-life balance as the most important criteria when looking for a job.