Singapore’s unemployment rate held unchanged at 2.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest data updated on 20 March 2026. The figure matches the previously reported jobless rate of 2.0% for the same period, pointing to a period of stability in the city-state’s labour market.
The flat reading suggests that, despite global economic headwinds, Singapore has so far managed to preserve employment levels, with no visible deterioration in headline joblessness into the year-end quarter of 2025. Market watchers typically view unemployment around this level as consistent with a relatively tight labour market by international standards.
With the fourth-quarter rate steady at 2.0%, attention is likely to shift to upcoming releases for early 2026 to gauge whether this stability can be sustained, particularly amid evolving external demand conditions and ongoing structural shifts in key sectors of the economy.
