Workforce: 55% (est.) non-native S’poreans?

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Workforce: 55% (est.) non-native S’poreans?

“Staying open to foreign talent helps ensure long-term economic growth: Chee Hong Tat” (ST, Dec 5)

62,400 unemployed citizens divided by 3.1 unemployment rate = 2,012,903 citizen workforce

70,900 unemployed residents divided by 2.9 unemployment rate = 2,444,828 resident workforce

PRs workforce = 431,925 (2,444,828 – 2,012,903)

77,000 unemployed overall divided by 2.0 unemployment rate = 3,850,000 overall workforce

Foreign workforce = 1,405,172 (3,850,000 – 2,444,828)

(Sep 2022 seasonally adjusted)

https://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/UnemploymentTimeSeries.aspx

(Note: The above estimates are derived from the respective unemployment rates & the No. of unemployed)

Breakdown of total workforce (est.):

  • 36.5% foreign (1,405,172)
  • 11.2% PRs (431,925)
  • 52.3% citizens (2,012,903)

47.7% (est.) non-S’porean (foreigners + PRs)

6.8% (est.) (13% x 52.3%) (13% citizen workforce not born in S’pore)

(Parliamentary debate, Jul 2021)

0.5% (est.) (est.1% x 52.3%) (est. 1% citizen workforce born in S’pore as non-citizens) (6,959 non-citizen births in 2021 (38,672 total live-births – 34,183 resident live-births – 31,713 citizen births))

https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810091

55% (est.) (36.5 + 11.2 + 6.8 + 0.5%) (non-native citizens in workforce (including citizens not born in S’pore & citizens born in S’pore as non-citizens))

 

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Leong Sze Hian has served as the president of 4 professional bodies, honorary consul of 2 countries, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1500 times in the media , has been a radio talkshow host, a newspaper daily columnist, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow, columnist for theonlinecitizen and Malaysiakini, executive producer of Ilo Ilo (40 international awards), Hotel Mumbai (associate producer), invited to speak more than 200 times in about 40 countries, CIFA advisory board member, founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of 2 countries. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional  qualifications.