{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sg-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Singapore Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Singapore's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 2.8 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Singapore","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Singapore","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Singapore Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=SG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Singapore"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Singapore (2025)","value":"2.8","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Singapore Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":2.18},{"period":"1992","value":3.09},{"period":"1993","value":3.07},{"period":"1994","value":3.03},{"period":"1995","value":3.3},{"period":"1996","value":3.57},{"period":"1997","value":2.5},{"period":"1998","value":3.41},{"period":"1999","value":4.85},{"period":"2000","value":3.7},{"period":"2001","value":3.76},{"period":"2002","value":5.65},{"period":"2003","value":5.93},{"period":"2004","value":5.84},{"period":"2005","value":5.59},{"period":"2006","value":4.48},{"period":"2007","value":3.9},{"period":"2008","value":3.96},{"period":"2009","value":5.86},{"period":"2010","value":4.12},{"period":"2011","value":3.89},{"period":"2012","value":3.72},{"period":"2013","value":3.86},{"period":"2014","value":3.74},{"period":"2015","value":3.79},{"period":"2016","value":4.08},{"period":"2017","value":4.2},{"period":"2018","value":3.613},{"period":"2019","value":3.1},{"period":"2020","value":4.1},{"period":"2021","value":4.64},{"period":"2022","value":3.591},{"period":"2023","value":3.444},{"period":"2024","value":2.737},{"period":"2025","value":2.818}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Singapore from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.9 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.2 in 1991. The latest reading of 2.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}