Ministry of Manpower
The Ministry of Manpower is a ministry of the Government of Singapore which is responsible for the formulation and implementation of labour policies related to the workforce in Singapore.
See below for the Latest Ministry of Manpower News, Analysis, Profit Results, Share Price Information, and Commentary.
Unemployment holds at 1.9% in July
Unemployment holds at 1.9% in July
Overall rate held steady, whilst citizen and resident figures both dipped from June.
Singapore hits record low injury rate but fatal injuries rise in H1
A total of 21 workplace fatalities were recorded during the period.
Four arrested as MOM probes foreign worker employment offences
The directors are suspected of making fraudulent CPF contributions to inflate their foreign worker quotas.
Worker dormitory rents rise 2.1% in H1
Average bed rents rose to $495 per bed/month.
Hiring shifts toward domain expertise as AI reshapes roles
Entry-level positions accounted for just 16% of AI job opportunities on the Jobstreet platform in Q2.
WSH Council launches AI safety tool as workplace injuries rise 2.5%
Reported workplace injuries rose 2.5% despite record-low fatal injury rates.
Services workweek falls to 41.6 hours in 2025, shortest in decade
The average paid workweek shortened by 1.5 hours between 2015 and 2025.
Construction workweek contracts to decade low
Paid hours have fallen by 4.7 since 2015, reaching 47.4 hours in 2025.
Factory workweeks hit 10-year low at 45.4 hours
Average paid hours in manufacturing fell from 49.2 in 2015.
Stars Engrg fined $500,000 over 2021 fatal blast
Its director was also jailed for 18 months.
Short work-weeks hit 1,230 at a four-year high
Affected workers rose from 960 in the previous quarter.
Singapore average weekly working hours hold at 42.9 in Q1
Retail trade fell to 39.7 hours from 40.7, whilst arts slipped to 40.8 from 41.6.
Businesses scale back hiring and wage plans as uncertainty clouds outlook
The share of employers expecting to recruit in the next three months fell 10% in March.
Resignation rate hits record low of 1.0% in Q1
The annual resignation rate has fallen every year since 2023 from 1.4% to 1.2%.
Job vacancies slump to 12-month low of 73,300
Job openings stood at 80,100 in March 2025 before declining to their lowest point in a year.
Re-employment rate of retrenched residents rises to 60.7%
More than two-thirds secured new jobs within a year of retrenchment.
Tripartite partners outline joint plans as AI transforms Singapore’s workforce
SNEF, MOM and NTUC will jointly push for skills, job redesign and workforce support.
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