Written Answer to PQ on job assistance for fresh graduates

NOTICE PAPER NO. 721 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON 08 APRIL 2026
QUESTION NO. *1995 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Mr Liang Eng Hwa

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) how many job assistance requests have the Government-supported job agencies such as e2i and WSG received from Singaporean fresh graduates from both local and overseas universities in the 2025; and (b) how many were successfully placed with a job.

Answer:

In 2025, WSG and e2i received close to 2,000 job assistance requests from unemployed Singaporeans who had recently graduated from universities. Separately, close to 1,500 recent university graduates assisted by WSG or e2i found jobs in 2025. This includes graduates who had sought assistance in earlier years, as there is typically a time lag between seeking assistance and securing a job. We do not track whether these assisted graduates were from local or overseas universities.