In 2022, around 6.4 thousand workers were retrenched in Singapore, the lowest in a ten-year period. This was due to the progressive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which plunged Singapore into its worst recession since independence.
Number of workers retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (September 14, 2023). Number of workers retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155641/singapore-retrenchment-numbers/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Number of workers retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155641/singapore-retrenchment-numbers/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (2023). Number of workers retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155641/singapore-retrenchment-numbers/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Number of Workers Retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155641/singapore-retrenchment-numbers/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), Number of workers retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155641/singapore-retrenchment-numbers/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of workers retrenched in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155641/singapore-retrenchment-numbers/