As of December 2021, there were 323.5 thousand skilled foreign workers in Singapore. These constituted the foreign labor force holding the Employment Pass (EP) and the S-Pass. To qualify for an EP, the applicant must have a fixed monthly salary of at least 4,500 Singapore dollars. The S-Pass holder must have a fixed monthly salary of at least 2,500 Singapore dollars.
Size of skilled foreign workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (March 16, 2022). Size of skilled foreign workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/966458/skilled-foreign-workforce-numbers-singapore/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Size of skilled foreign workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966458/skilled-foreign-workforce-numbers-singapore/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (2022). Size of skilled foreign workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/966458/skilled-foreign-workforce-numbers-singapore/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Size of Skilled Foreign Workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966458/skilled-foreign-workforce-numbers-singapore/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), Size of skilled foreign workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/966458/skilled-foreign-workforce-numbers-singapore/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Size of skilled foreign workforce in Singapore from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), March 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/966458/skilled-foreign-workforce-numbers-singapore/