Written Answer to PQ on Re-entry for retrenched workers

NOTICE PAPER NO. 826 OF 2026 FOR SITTING ON OR AFTER 5 MAY 2026
QUESTION NO. 2172 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Ms Mariam Jaafar

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has observed that Singaporeans who were retrenched in the past 12 months are taking longer to secure new employment compared to those retrenched in the preceding 12 months; and (b) if so, whether any observed differences are attributable to structural shifts such as sector restructuring or skills mismatches.

Answer:

Re-entry durations have remained broadly stable. On average, retrenched residents took about 2.6 months to find new jobs in 2025, slightly longer than 2.5 months in 2024.