Foreign Workforce Numbers
Pass Type
|
Dec 2007
|
Dec 2008
|
Dec 2009
|
Dec 2010
|
Dec 2011
|
Dec 2012 p
|
Employment Pass (EP)
|
99,200
|
113,400
|
114,300
|
143,300
|
175,400
|
173,800
|
S Pass
|
44,500
|
74,300
|
82,800
|
98,700
|
113,900
|
142,400
|
Work Permit (Total)
|
757,100 |
870,000 |
856,300 |
871,200 |
908,600 |
952,100 |
| - Work Permit (Foreign Domestic Worker) |
183,200 |
191,400 |
196,000 |
201,400 |
206,300 |
209,600 |
| - Work Permit (Construction) |
180,000 |
229,900 |
245,700 |
248,100 |
264,500 |
293,400 |
Total Foreign Workforce
|
900,800
|
1,057,700
|
1,053,500
|
1,113,200
|
1,197,900
|
1,268,300
|
Total Foreign Workforce
(excluding Foreign Domestic Workers)
|
717,600
|
866,300
|
857,400
|
911,800
|
991,600
|
1,058,700
|
Total Foreign Workforce
(excluding Foreign Domestic Workers & Construction)
|
527,100
|
616,800
|
588,300
|
638,900
|
699,100
|
731,300
|
Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
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