UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 22 April 1958 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 22 April 1958, Vol 6, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lim Yew HockSeah Peng Chuan
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Mr Seah Peng Chuan asked the Minister for Labour and Welfare what is the total number of unemployed persons in Singapore as on 31st January, 1958, giving a breakdown of this figure into:-

(i) the number of able-bodied persons; and

(ii) the number of sick and disabled persons.

The Minister for Labour and Welfare (Dr Lim Yew Hock): Mr Speaker, Sir, according to Employment Exchange statistics, there were 8,292 unemployed persons in Singapore on 31st January, 1958, of whom 393 were either sick or disabled.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 22 April 1958. Republished on SGParliament.