It went up, however, for residents aged below 30 to 5.7%. This is the first time that it has increased for the age group this year.
“But it remained within the pre-recessionary range (between 4.9% and 6.1%),” the report read.
“They are also now likely to be unemployed for longer as their long-term unemployment rate declined over the quarter.”
Job vacancies in Singapore
Meanwhile, job vacancies slightly declined to 76,900 in June 2025, with the drop being broad-based across most sectors.
“Even so, there remained more vacancies than the number of jobseekers, with the ratio of job vacancies to unemployed persons standing at 1.35,” the report said.