Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Citizen Unemployment Rate by Wage Decile of Last Drawn Salary

NOTICE PAPER NO. 549 OF 2021 FOR THE SITTING ON 26 JULY

QUESTION NO. 909 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

NMP: Ms Hazel Poa

To ask the Minister for Manpower what is the current unemployment rate of citizens by wage decile based on last drawn salary.

Answer:

1. The Ministry of Manpower does not track unemployment rates based on last drawn salary, which can be influenced by several factors such as age, education, hours worked, industry, and occupation. Instead, as with the approach taken globally by other national statistical agencies, we track unemployment rates disaggregated by age, gender, education qualifications, and occupations. These figures are released on a regular basis through our labour market reports.