一项初步估计显示,新加坡2024年第四季度经季节性调整的失业率为1.9%,与第三季度持平,仍处于2023年第二季度以来的最低水平。紧缩有所增加(第三季度为3600比3050),但仍保持在非衰退水平。制造业和服务业的裁员人数有所增加,但建筑业的裁员相对稳定。总就业增长大幅放缓(8700比22300),居民和非居民就业放缓。尽管如此,就业人数仍高于2023年第四季度(3900人)。2024年全年,失业率从之前的1.9%微升至2.0%。总裁员人数下降(12930人对14590人),各行业没有明显上升。企业重组是裁员的主要原因,而不是部门衰退或企业倒闭。与此同时,受非居民就业急剧放缓的拖累,就业增长放缓(45500对78800)。由于全球逆风和市场波动,今年的总就业人数可能会进一步放缓。
Singapore’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 1.9% in Q4 of 2024, keeping the same pace as in Q3 and remaining at its lowest since Q2 of 2023, a flash estimate showed. Retrenchment increased (3,600 vs 3,050 in Q3) but stayed around non-recession levels. Lay-offs rose in the manufacturing and services sectors but were relatively stable in construction. Total employment growth slowed sharply (8,700 vs 22,300), with resident and non-resident employment easing. Still, employment was higher than in Q4 of 2023 (3,900). For the full 2024, the jobless rate edged up to 2.0% from the prior 1.9%. Total lay-offs fell (12,930 vs 14,590), with no notable rises across sectors. Business restructuring was the main reason for lay-offs, rather than sectoral downturns or business closures. Meantime, employment growth slowed (45,500 vs 78,800), dragged by a sharp slowdown in non-resident employment. Total Employment for this year may ease further, due to global headwinds and market volatility.