Debated in Parliament on 6 Feb 2017.
Ms Sun Xueling asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the number of companies in Singapore which hire more than 100 employees in 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015 respectively; and (b) what is the total number of employees hired by these companies in 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015 respectively.
Ms Sun Xueling asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the number of companies in Singapore which hire more than 1,000 employees in 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015 respectively; and (b) what is the total number of employees hired by these companies in 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015 respectively.
The number of private sector establishments4 that hire more than 100 employees5 and more than 1,000 employees is provided in Table 1 below.
The corresponding number of employees hired by these private sector establishments is provided in Table 2 below.
Data from 1965 to 1985 is not available.