Q1
2025
ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey
Singapore FINDINGS
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Executive Summary
525 employers in Singapore were asked about their first quarter hiring intentions in the latest edition of the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.
25% Singapore Net Employment Outlook: Calculated by subtracting employers planning reductions vs. those planning to hire*. This figure decreased by 4 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and Q1 2024.
89% of companies reveal intentions to hand out bonuses of at least one month going into 2025.
Highest Singapore Hiring Demand:
Financials and Real Estate
Transport, Logistics and Automotive
Healthcare & Life Sciences
*Net Employment Outlook results range from +100% to –100%
Net Employment Outlook data are seasonally adjusted to mitigate the impact of typical annual hiring fluctuations.
Q1 Employment Outlooks
Singapore Salary & Bonus Plans
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Workforce Trends
Q1 Singapore Employment Outlooks
Singapore Employment Outlook for Q1 2025
Singapore Net Employment Outlook
45%
20%
34%
1%
of employers anticipate an increase in hiring
anticipate a decrease
report no change
are unsure
Used internationally as a bellwether of labor market trends, the Net Employment Outlook – calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers who anticipate reductions to staffing levels from those who plan to hire – now stands at 25%.
25%
Singapore Salary Increments and Bonuses Plans for 2024/2025
What has been/will be the average increment (in %) given to your staff in 2024/2025?
A net 82% of Singapore employers surveyed reveal intentions to increase salaries by 3% or more heading into 2025.
Less than 3%
22%
57%
18%
56%
From 3% and less than 5%
19%
From 5% and less than 7%
6%
3%
7% or more
Average Increment Amount (%)
NET 82%
2024
What has been/will be the average bonus (in %) given to your staff in 2024/2025?
A net 89% of Singapore employers surveyed reveal intentions to hand out bonuses of at least one month going into 2025.
Less than 1 month
1 month
More than 1 month up to 1½ months
More than 1½ months
16%
11%
42%
35%
NET 89%
27%
12%
7%
Average Bonus Amount (%)
Singapore Workforce Trends
Steady Gains in Gender Equality
Over the past year, more companies have reached and are getting closer to gender equality. Organizations in the Communication Services and Healthcare and Life Sciences industries have reported the largest improvements, with increases of +45 and +25 percentage points, respectively.
A long way from full equality
5%
36%
43%
31%
21%
Still reasonably far from full equality
Getting close to full equality
Fully achieved
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