Labor and employment data for Singapore compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from sources including labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. The dataset is sourced from the World Bank's data portal and last updated on 2026-04-28. It covers concepts such as the supply of labor, employment, and unemployment, with specific exclusions like unpaid workers.
Use Cases
- Analyzing labor supply trends based on the description of employed, unemployed, and first-time job-seekers.
- Modeling employment indicators using data compiled from ILO sources like labor force surveys and censuses.
- Comparing labor market definitions across countries based on described exclusions like unpaid or armed forces personnel.
Strengths
- Data is compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from multiple authoritative sources.
- Last updated on 2026-04-28, suggesting recent maintenance.
- Available under the CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for open use and sharing.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description does not specify a temporal coverage range for the data.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from labor force surveys, censuses, establishment censuses and surveys, and administrative records.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:57:18.852865; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Singapore