Newly created roles formed nearly half of the job vacancies in 2025: MOM report

S’pore labour market expanded in 2025, but retrenchments ticked up in Q4: MOM

Singapore's labour market expanded in 2025, but retrenchments ticked up in Q4. Find out the latest employment trends. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Newly created roles formed nearly half of the job vacancies in 2025: MOM report

Among PMET vacancies in 2025, about 21.1 per cent required no work experience and were suitable for fresh graduates.

Singapore labour demand shifts to growth sectors such as tech; new roles make up nearly half of vacancies in 2025

Sectors with higher-than-average shares of new roles include information and communications and professional services

Singapore's labour market expanded, unemployment rates remained low in 2025: MOM

Singapore's labour market saw stronger growth in 2025 than the year prior, with unemployment and retrenchments remaining low, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 also marked the 17th consecutive quarter of growth since the last quarter of 2021, the ministry said in their quarterly labour market report on Friday (March 20). Total employment expanded by 17,700 in the fourth quarter of 2025, marginally …