Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Singapore's unemployment rate stands at 2.82% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.74% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Singapore's unemployment rate was 2.82%, up from 2.74% in 2024.
In 2024, Singapore's unemployment rate was 2.74%, down from 3.44% in 2023.
In 2023, Singapore's unemployment rate was 3.44%, down from 3.59% in 2022.
In 2022, Singapore's unemployment rate was 3.59%, down from 4.64% in 2021.
In 2021, Singapore's unemployment rate was 4.64%, up from 4.1% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.82% | +0.081% |
| 2024 | 2.74% | -0.707% |
| 2023 | 3.44% | -0.147% |
| 2022 | 3.59% | -1.05% |
| 2021 | 4.64% | +0.54% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.513% |
| 2018 | 3.61% | -0.587% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +0.12% |
| 2016 | 4.08% | +0.29% |
| 2015 | 3.79% | +0.05% |
| 2014 | 3.74% | -0.12% |
| 2013 | 3.86% | +0.14% |
| 2012 | 3.72% | -0.17% |
| 2011 | 3.89% | -0.23% |
| 2010 | 4.12% | -1.74% |
| 2009 | 5.86% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.96% | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -0.58% |
| 2006 | 4.48% | -1.11% |
| 2005 | 5.59% | -0.25% |
| 2004 | 5.84% | -0.09% |
| 2003 | 5.93% | +0.28% |
| 2002 | 5.65% | +1.89% |
| 2001 | 3.76% | +0.06% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -1.15% |
| 1999 | 4.85% | +1.44% |
| 1998 | 3.41% | +0.91% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -1.07% |
| 1996 | 3.57% | +0.27% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +0.27% |
| 1994 | 3.03% | -0.04% |
| 1993 | 3.07% | -0.02% |
| 1992 | 3.09% | +0.91% |
| 1991 | 2.18% | — |
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Singapore's unemployment rate is 2.82% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.74% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.93% (2003); the lowest is 2.18% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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