But overall job growth sees third consecutive monthly decline
Jobs offering working from home went up in Singapore — an indication that flexible work arrangements are seeing more acceptance among employers, even among those that usually require on-site presence.
This is according to the latest data from Indeed's Hiring Lab, which found that around two-thirds of job postings in various occupational groups are seeing an increase in mentions of "work from home" or "work remotely" terms.
Leading this increase are sectors that usually require on-site work, such as architecture, with a 4.7% increase from March 2024 to March 2025.
Insurance postings mentioning remote work also increased by 4.6% in the same period. Additional sectors that saw gains include:
On the other hand, sectors that saw a decrease in job opportunities mentioning remote work keywords include:
The increasing acceptance comes in the wake of Singapore's policies to push for alternative working arrangements, such as by making it mandatory for employers to start considering formal requests for flexible work arrangements.
Overall, the number of job postings in Singapore dropped for a third consecutive month after going down by three per cent across all sectors.
Over the past three months, the cleaning and sanitation occupation group saw the biggest drop in job postings — with -42.9%, followed by childcare (-27.4%), and then driving (-27.3%).
"The Singapore labour market remains undeniably tight, with the unemployment rate just 1.9%," said Callam Pickering, Indeed's APAC senior economist, in a statement. "Consequently, skill shortages have remained quite common across Singapore, although the most severe shortages have certainly eased over the past year."
Among the occupational groups that saw an increase in job postings over the past three months were security and public safety (24%), scientific research and development (16%), and then logistic support (10.9%).
"Geopolitical and economic uncertainty will likely impact Singapore's growth prospects this year, which could weigh on job creation," Pickering said. "Global growth is likely to be much lower than was expected even a couple of months ago."
