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))
