Unemployment Rates of PMETs Occupations

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Manpower if he will provide the unemployment rate of Singaporeans and Singaporean permanent residents who are Professionals, Managers and Executives by age and gender from 2006 to 2010.

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam: The unemployment rates of residents in Professional, Managerial & Executive (PME) occupations by age and gender are provided in Table 1.

Table 1: Unemployment Rate of Residents in Professional, Managerial & Executive Occupations by Age and Gender

Source: Comprehensive Labour Force Survey of Singapore, MOM

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