Written Answer to PQ on Entrants to Food & Beverage Sector
NOTICE PAPER NO. 724 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 5 MAY 2026
QUESTION NO. 1352 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
MP: Ms Yeo Wan Ling
To ask the Minister for Manpower in each of the past three years (a) how many new Singaporean entrants have joined the food and beverage sector; and (b) how are these figures distributed between full-time and part-time roles.
Answer:
In the past three years, the number of resident entrants into the Food & Beverage Services sector was 16,100 in 2023, 14,700 in 2024, and 14,000 in 2025. These entrants were broadly evenly distributed between full-time and part-time roles.
2. The breakdown is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Resident Entrants to the Food & Beverage Services Sector
|
Year
|
Number of Entrants
|
Proportion in Full-Time Jobs (%)
|
Proportion in Part-Time Jobs (%)
|
|
2023
|
16,100
|
50.9
|
49.1
|
|
2024
|
14,700
|
50.2
|
49.8
|
|
2025
|
14,000
|
50.2
|
49.8
|
Source: Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM