Rise in Resident Employment Attributable to Non-residents Becoming Residents

64 Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Manpower with regard to the rise in resident employment by 4,900 in 2023 (a) what percentage of the increase is due to non-residents becoming residents in Singapore; and (b) if this data is not collected in the annual labour market reports, why not.

Dr Tan See Leng: The Member would recall that this House had already debated this topic previously. This line of questioning is not productive and undermines social cohesion in Singapore.

We do not collect data on the net change in resident employment by worker's prior residency status in our labour market surveys. Net employment change is derived from Central Provident Fund administrative data which does not collect information on prior residency status. The Member may wish to refer to our manpower statistics webpage, which publishes statistics that provide a more holistic understanding of labour market outcomes for residents, including employment rate, unemployment rate and wage growth.