Employment
In 2005, the unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and over was 2.5%, the lowest in the last four years, with a labour force of 2.3 million people.
| Year | Employment change | Employment in December 2012 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Total | -22.9 | -12.9 | 71.4 | 113.3 | 176.0 | 234.9 | 221.6 | 37.6 | 115.9 | 122.6 | 129.1 | 3,357.6 |
| Total (excluding foreign domestic workers) | -23.6 | -11.7 | 66.4 | 105.5 | 168.0 | 223.5 | 213.4 | 32.9 | 110.6 | 117.7 | 125.8 | 3,148.0 |
| Locals | 19.4 | 14.9 | 49.9 | 63.5 | 90.9 | 90.4 | 64.7 | 41.8 | 56.2 | 37.9 | 58.7 | 2,089.3 |
| Foreigners | -42.3 | -27.9 | 21.5 | 49.8 | 85.1 | 144.5 | 156.9 | -4.2 | 59.7 | 84.8 | 70.4 | 1,268.3 |
| Foreigners (excluding foreign domestic workers) | -43.0 | -26.6 | 16.5 | 42.0 | 77.1 | 133.1 | 148.7 | -8.9 | 54.4 | 79.8 | 67.1 | 1,058.7 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Residents | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Singapore Citizens | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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