Total employment in Singapore increases by 227,800 in 2022, 2.9% higher than in 2019

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On March 15, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower released the Labour Market Report 2022, showing total employment registered a record-high increase of 227,800 in 2022, bringing total employment to 2.9% above the pre-pandemic 2019 level.

Resident employment continued its steady growth, increasing by 26,300 in 2022. The increase was mostly in outward-oriented sectors such as Financial Services and Information & Communications. By December 2022, the resident employment level has surpassed 2019’s level by 4.8%.

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Annual average unemployment rates improved further in 2022 compared to 2021 (overall: from 2.7% to 2.1%, resident: from 3.5% to 2.9%, citizen: from 3.7% to 3.0%) and are below pre-pandemic. The resident long-term unemployment rate improved to 0.6%, below the pre-pandemic average of 0.7%.

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