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February, 2021
Singapore
Total Workforce (000s) Dec' 20
3,717
Unemployed Workers (000s) 119
Unemployment Rate 3.2%
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.5%
752
2,141
434
233
1,944
347
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
2,280
2,301
2,328
2,357
2,366
1,393
1,368
1,386
1,427
1,232
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Resident Employed Non Resident Employed
76.2% 76.0%
75.6% 75.4% 75.4%
60.4%
59.8% 60.2%
61.1% 61.2%
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Male Participation Female Participation
43.1% of the population is foreign born. Almost 350K
Singaporeans have emigrated.
90% of Covid-19 infections in the first wave in Singapore were
among low-income migrant workers. Singapore has moved
workers into better accommodation and will work to improve
living conditions in the future. 300K laborers are mainly from
Bangladesh, India and China.
195K non residents lost their jobs during 2020.
29 Covid-19 deaths.
Singapore's borders are closed with a few
limited exceptions in place. If travel is permitted,
a negative test and quarantine is required.
Arrivals from the UK and South Africa are
banned.
Non-essential shops are open with social
distancing measures.
Schools are open.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender - Resident Population
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed By Residence Status
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
June
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwilliams1/2020/08/28/expat-broke-and-remote-why-foreign-workers-are-
coming-home/?sh=4afd5a26319f
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-singapore-trfn/singapore-calls-for-mindset-change-as-
migrant-workers-are-rehoused-idUSKBN23H1EO
https://stats.mom.gov.sg/
