UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 17 November 1961 · 2nd Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 17 November 1961, Vol 15, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Ahmad Bin IbrahimLow Por Tuck
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Mr Low Por Tuck asked the Minister for Labour (a) what was the number of unemployed persons in Singapore registered with the Labour Department as at 30th September. 1961, and (b) how many unemployed persons were registered for the first time between 31st December, 1960, and 30th September, 1961.

Inche Ahmad Bin Ibrahim: Mr Speaker, Sir, the answer is, to (a) the number of persons registered at the Employment Exchange for employment as at 30th September, 1961, is 53,028: and (b) the number of persons registered for the first time between 31st December, 1960, and 30th September, 1961, is 7,811.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 17 November 1961. Republished on SGParliament.