Everybody talking about Ridout bungalows – nobody talking about the shocking job statistics?

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Why no MPs ask?

Negative -0.08% p.a. real decrease in minimum income last 21 years, for Retail Service & Sales workers!https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/510313347750847

1.4% p.a. real increase in income last 21 years, for Service & Sales workers

https://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/IncomeTimeSeries.aspx……

The median gross monthly income from work of full-time employed residents (including employer CPF), of Service & Sales workers, increased from $1,508 in Jun 2001 to $2,691 in Jun 2022

So, for illustrative purposes – the real increase in income was only about $21.11 (1.4% x $1,508) per annum, in the last 21 years!

At 241,200 in Jun 2022 – Service & Sales workers are the largest non-PMET occupational group, in the 5 non-PMET occupational groups

Admin assistants’ real minimum income decreased, negative -2.6% p.a. last 21 years?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/548318823950299

Full-time employed Clerical Support Workers’ real income increased 0.6% p.a. last 21 years?

At 211,800 in Jun 2022 – Clerical Support workers are the 2nd largest non-PMET occupational group, in the 5 non-PMET occupational groups

88.5% of record jobs growth went to foreigners last year – more than 90% went to non-S’poreans

52.3% of total workforce (excl MDW) non-native S’poreans (est.) in Mar 2023, from 51.4% Dec 2022 (est.)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/565416764074997?multi_permalinks=1269965816953418&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen

#SGIssuesThatMatter

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid038J1wX7AV7dSpjgqnKHb2skrhh9NhTZviTEjrwAgyXMpyFFjVssnWDSaLpp3u1SQEl

About the Author

Leong
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.