Transport, logistics, and automotive sector to lead employment in Q1 2025

The energy and utilities sector has the lowest employment outlook, at -29%.

For Q1 2025, 67% of Singapore employers express optimism about employment in the transport, logistics, and automotive sectors, marking a 22-percentage-point (pp) increase quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), according to ManpowerGroup.

The healthcare and life sciences sector ranks second at 40%, followed by financials and real estate (36%), consumer goods and services (33%), communication services (29%), and information technology (28%).

On the other hand, employers are least optimistic about the energy and utilities sector, with a -29% outlook, followed by the industrial and materials sector at 10%.

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