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Singapore Unemployment Rate

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode SG.UNEMP.Q.SA

Latest2.0%Q3 2026
Previous1.9%Q2 2026
Year ago2.0%Q3 2025

Singapore Unemployment Rate was 2.0% in Q3 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from Q2 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.

Among the 53 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 2nd lowest.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.8% (Q1 2023) to 3.4% (Q3 2020), averaging 2.2%.

Singapore Unemployment Rate (%), Q1 1996 – Q3 20261%2%3%4%5%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Singapore Unemployment Rate (%), Q1 1996 – Q3 2026. Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) Table Builder.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q3 20262.0%
Q2 20261.9%
Q1 20262.0%
Q4 20252.0%
Q3 20252.0%
Q2 20252.0%
Q1 20252.0%
Q4 20241.9%
Q3 20241.9%
Q2 20242.0%
Q1 20242.0%
Q4 20232.0%
Q3 20232.0%
Q2 20232.0%
Q1 20231.8%
Q4 20222.0%
Q3 20222.1%
Q2 20222.1%
Q1 20222.2%
Q4 20212.4%
Q3 20212.6%
Q2 20212.7%
Q1 20212.9%
Q4 20203.2%

Last 24 observations. The full history (123 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/SG.UNEMP.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/SG.UNEMP.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationQ3 2026
First observationQ1 1996
Observations123
FrequencyQuarterly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high3.4% (Q3 2020)
10-year low1.8% (Q1 2023)
10-year average2.2%
Source agencySingapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) Table Builder
Makrognosis codeSG.UNEMP.Q.SA

Unemployment Rate: how Singapore compares

#EconomyPeriodLatest
1South AfricaQ3 202633.7%
2FinlandQ3 202611.0%
3North MacedoniaQ3 202610.7%
4SpainQ3 202610.3%
5ChileQ3 20269.8%
42MaltaQ3 20263.4%
43PolandQ3 20263.4%
44TaiwanQ3 20263.4%
45DenmarkQ3 20263.1%
46MalaysiaQ3 20263.0%
47MexicoQ3 20262.8%
48Czech RepublicQ3 20262.8%
49JapanQ3 20262.4%
50RussiaQ1 20252.1%
51South KoreaQ4 20262.0%
52SingaporeQ3 20262.0%
53ThailandQ3 20260.9%

Unemployment Rate by country: all 53 economies ranked →

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FAQ

What is the current unemployment Rate in Singapore?
The latest reading is 2.0% for Q3 2026, published by Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) Table Builder.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) Table Builder and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code SG.UNEMP.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-02. Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) Table Builder. Original title: “Overall Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), Quarterly”.