OLDER WORKERS (Figures)
Parliament of Singapore · 13 February 2006
Official Report, 13 February 2006, Vol 80, Issue 17 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
OLDER WORKERS
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Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan asked the Minister for Manpower for each of the last five years (a) how many workers aged above 62 were in the workforce; (b) what percentage is this of the total workforce; and (c) what is the breakdown of the categories of work they were involved in.
Dr Ng Eng Hen: The number of employed residents above the age of 62 for 2001 to 2004 is shown in Table 1.
** Table 1: Number and Share of Employed Residents Aged Above 62, **
** 2001 - 2004 (As at June) **
|
Number
|
Share (%)
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2004
|
44,800
|
2.7
2003
|
47,800
|
3.0
2002
|
44,400
|
2.8
2001
|
40,100
|
2.5
Source: Labour Force Survey
Column: 2391
Most of the employed residents above the age of 62 were in lower-skilled occupations, namely, cleaners, labourers and related workers (31%), service and sales workers (21%), and plant and machine operators and assemblers (15%). Another 10% were engaged as working proprietors. A minority were employed as managers and administrators (5.1%), associate professionals and technicians (4.3%) and professionals (3.6%). The rest were distributed among the occupations of production craftsmen (5.6%) and clerical workers (5.1%).
Column: 2391
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 13 February 2006. Republished on SGParliament.