Percentage of males and females participating in the labour force.
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| Gender |
Mid-2007 |
Mid-2008 |
Mid-2009 |
Mid-2010 |
Mid-2011 |
| Females |
54.2% |
55.6% |
55.2% |
56.5% |
57.0% |
| Males |
76.3% |
76.1% |
76.3% |
76.5% |
75.6% |
Notes: Data for 2005 are from the General Household Survey. Data for other years are from the Labour Force Surveys.
Source for All Years Except 2005:
Table 2, Report on Labour Force in Singapore 2011, Ministry of Manpower
Year 2005 Source:
Key Indicators on Gender, Department of Statistics