Singapore's unemployment rate fell to 1.9% in the second quarter of 2026 from the previous quarter, falling from the government's preliminary estimate of 2.0%, according to final data released Monday by the Ministry of Manpower.

The final reading also came in below the Trading Economics forecast of 2.0%.

Total employment grew by 11,400 in the second quarter, an acceleration from the 9,400 positions added in the first quarter, and higher than the 10,400 jobs added during the same period a year earlier.