The Business Census is an online registry that targets all companies and organisations in Singapore. Companies are required to provide job and work location details of all Singaporeans and Permanent Residents who are under the establishment’s payroll.
It collects geospatial and employment data that our current surveys do not collect, which will be used for urban and transportation planning. Insights into employee movement and occupational trends (e.g. older workers and fresh graduates) could help in policy planning as well. It is also covered by the Statistics Act (Chapter 317), and is compulsory to complete.
In order to ensure the quality of data collected, the registry should be completed by either the business owner or a HR manager. A CorpPass account is required to access the Business Census through the “For Companies” button above. If you do not have a CorpPass account yet, simply head to their registration page and follow their steps to set up your account.
For Individuals/Households
Comprehensive Labour Force Survey
We collect detailed data on employment, unemployment, characteristics of the labour force, and economically inactive.
Monthly Labour Force Survey
We use this to collect unemployment data over the course of six months. It’s a monthly survey that provides a better overview over unemployment, as it closely tracks our respondents’ changes across that period.
For Companies
Quarterly Labour Market Survey
We collect data on retrenchment, labour turnover, job vacancies, standard hours, and overtime hours worked.
If you wish to find out more about our past surveys, please click on Survey Findings above.
For Individuals/Households
Monthly Labour Force Survey
We use this to collect unemployment data over the course of six months. It’s a monthly survey that provides a better overview over unemployment, as it closely tracks our respondents’ changes across that period.
National Survey on Employment (2019)
This survey will run from 11 December 2019 to 31 January 2020.
Our survey seeks to understand the employment experiences of locals during job transitions. The sample size will be 3,508 individuals.
Respondents can complete the survey online or through the phone. If needed, data clarifications will be made over the phone.
Job Search Experience Survey 2019
This survey will run from 1 November to 15 December 2019.
The survey seeks to understand the job search and employment experiences of locals in the past year, such as the type of jobs taken up and challenges faced during their job search. The sample size is 2,227 individuals.
Respondents can complete the survey online or through the phone. If needed, we will contact respondents through their given phone numbers to clarify the data that they have submitted.
Adult Training Survey 2019
This survey will run from 1 November to 15 December 2019.
The survey seeks to obtain information on training participation, expenditure, and outcomes of locals. It also seeks to find out more about the types of job-related training that were taken up over the past year. The sample size is 2,090 individuals.
Respondents can complete the survey online or through the phone. If needed, we will contact respondents through their given phone numbers to clarify the data that they have submitted.
For Companies
Survey on Employer-Supported Training
For SN beginning with N, K, L, M, Y, W or S (eg. N10-23456, P20-98765, M30-55555)
The surveys aims to collect information on establishment supported training - expenditure, outcomes, frequency and how well supported they are. It covers around 6,561 private sector establishments with at least 10 and above employees, and also the public sector.
Respondents can complete the survey online; data clarification will be done over a phone call.
Survey on Annual Wage Changes, 2019
For SN beginning with N, M, P or S (eg. N10-23456, P20-98765, M30-55555)
The surveys seeks to obtain information on the extent of wage changes and restructuring in 2019. It covers around 6,458 private sector establishments with at least 10 employees, and also the public sector.
Respondents can complete the survey online; data clarification will be done over a phone call.
Labour Market Survey, October – December 2019
For SN beginning with A, B, K, L, M, P or S (eg. A10-23456, P20-98765, M30-55555)
This survey gathers manpower-related data such as labour turnover, retrenchment and job vacancies. It covers around 16,894 private sector establishments with at least 25 employees, and also the public sector.
Respondents can complete the survey online; data clarification will be done over a phone call.
Survey on Employment of Older Workers and Medical Benefits
For SN beginning with A, M, P or S (eg. A10-23456, P20-98765, M30-55555)
The surveys aims to collect information on Older Workers employment arrangements and companies’ medical benefits. It covers around 4,517 private sector establishments with at least 25 employees, and also the public sector.
Respondents can complete the survey online; data clarification will be done over a phone call.
Employment Survey for Establishments (Older Workers)
For SN beginning with C (eg. C90-23456)
The surveys aims to collect information on Older Workers employment arrangements. It covers around 3,791 private sector establishments with 10 to 24 employees.
Respondents can complete the survey online; data clarification will be done over a phone call.
Employment Survey for Establishments (Medical Benefits)
For SN beginning with D (eg. D90-23456)
The surveys aims to collect information on companies' medical benefits. It covers around 3,190 private sector establishments with 10 to 24 employees.
Respondents can complete the survey online; data clarification will be done over a phone call.