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2.3%June 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
March 1992
History ends
June 2026
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4 observations · March 2012 to December 2012

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Date or periodValue · PercentSource
March 20121.9%Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
June 20122.6%Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
September 20121.7%Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
December 20121.6%Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications

Singapore unemployment rate history by year

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Singapore unemployment rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)2.1%2.3%June 20261.9%March 2026▲ +0.4
20252.0%2.4%June 20251.8%March 20250.0
20242.0%2.4%June 20241.7%December 2024▼ −0.2
20231.9%2.4%June 20231.6%March 2023▲ +0.2
20222.1%2.6%June 20221.8%December 2022▼ −0.2
20212.7%3.4%June 20212.1%December 2021▼ −0.5
20203.0%3.8%June 20202.2%March 2020▲ +0.6
20192.3%3.0%June 20192.0%March 20190.0
20182.1%2.7%June 20181.9%March 20180.0
20172.2%2.9%June 20171.8%December 2017▼ −0.3
20162.1%2.8%June 20161.8%March 2016▲ +0.1
20151.9%2.6%June 20151.6%December 2015▼ −0.1
20142.0%2.6%June 20141.6%December 2014▼ −0.3
20131.9%2.6%June 20131.6%September 2013▼ −0.2
20122.0%2.6%June 20121.6%December 2012▼ −0.3
20112.0%2.7%June 20111.8%March 20110.0
20102.2%2.8%June 20101.8%September 2010▼ −0.1
20093.0%4.1%June 20092.1%December 2009▼ −0.9
20082.2%2.8%June 20081.8%March 2008▲ +0.6
20072.1%2.9%June 20071.5%September 2007▼ −0.9
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Singapore unemployment rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20062.7%3.4%June 20062.2%March 2006▲ +0.4
20053.1%4.2%June 20052.6%December 2005▼ −0.2
20043.4%4.4%June 20042.6%September 20040.0
20034.0%4.5%June 20033.2%March 2003▲ +0.8
20023.6%4.2%June 20023.0%March 2002▲ +0.9
20012.7%3.9%December 20011.6%March 2001▲ +2.3
20002.7%4.4%June 20001.6%September 2000▲ +0.1
19992.8%3.6%June 19992.4%September 19990.0
19982.5%3.6%December 19981.4%March 1998▲ +2.2
19971.4%1.9%June 19971.0%September 1997▲ +0.4
19961.7%2.4%June 19961.1%September 1996▲ +0.1
19951.8%2.5%June 19951.2%September 1995▲ +0.3
19941.7%2.2%June 19941.4%March 1994▲ +0.5
19931.7%2.4%June 19931.2%March 1993▲ +0.5
19921.8%2.4%June 19921.5%March 1992▲ +0.2

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