Tracking Number of Singaporean Workers Taking On Part-time Work alongside Full-time Employment

Debated in Parliament on 18 Feb 2025.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about the number of Singaporean workers engaging in part-time jobs alongside full-time employment from 2020 to 2024 and whether the Ministry for Manpower tracks this data.
Minister Tan See Leng provided statistics showing that the number of full-time employed residents with multiple jobs was 48,900 in 2020, peaking at 60,000 in 2021, and fluctuating in subsequent years.
In 2024, 56,000 full-time employed residents held multiple jobs, representing 2.7% of the total full-time employed population.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Manpower (a) for each year from 2020 to 2024, how many Singaporean workers took up part-time jobs alongside full-time employment; and (b) if the Ministry does not track this data, whether it plans to do so.

Tan See Leng

The number of full-time employed residents aged 15 and over who held multiple jobs, including a main full-time job, was 48,900 in 2020, 60,000 in 2021, 58,400 in 2022, 49,600 in 2023 and 56,000 in 2024.

In 2024, this constituted 2.7% of full-time employed residents.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about the number of Singaporean workers engaging in part-time jobs alongside full-time employment from 2020 to 2024 and whether the Ministry for Manpower tracks this data.
Minister Tan See Leng provided statistics showing that the number of full-time employed residents with multiple jobs was 48,900 in 2020, peaking at 60,000 in 2021, and fluctuating in subsequent years.
In 2024, 56,000 full-time employed residents held multiple jobs, representing 2.7% of the total full-time employed population.

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Tracking Number of Singaporean Workers Taking On Part-time Work alongside Full-time Employment

Debated in Parliament on 18 Feb 2025.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about the number of Singaporean workers engaging in part-time jobs alongside full-time employment from 2020 to 2024 and whether the Ministry for Manpower tracks this data.
Minister Tan See Leng provided statistics showing that the number of full-time employed residents with multiple jobs was 48,900 in 2020, peaking at 60,000 in 2021, and fluctuating in subsequent years.
In 2024, 56,000 full-time employed residents held multiple jobs, representing 2.7% of the total full-time employed population.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Tan See Leng

In 2024, this constituted 2.7% of full-time employed residents.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about the number of Singaporean workers engaging in part-time jobs alongside full-time employment from 2020 to 2024 and whether the Ministry for Manpower tracks this data.
Minister Tan See Leng provided statistics showing that the number of full-time employed residents with multiple jobs was 48,900 in 2020, peaking at 60,000 in 2021, and fluctuating in subsequent years.
In 2024, 56,000 full-time employed residents held multiple jobs, representing 2.7% of the total full-time employed population.

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Tracking Number of Singaporean Workers Taking On Part-time Work alongside Full-time Employment

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