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Proportion of males and females aged 15 years and over in the workforce (employed residents)

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Gender	Mid-2007	Mid-2008	Mid-2009	Mid-2010	Mid-2011
Female ('000)	764.8	798.5	803.2	856.4	880.1
Male ('000)	1,038.4	1,053.6	1,066.2	1,106.6	1,118.8
Total ('000)	1,803.2	1,852.0	1,869.4	1,962.9	1,998.9
Female in %	42.4%	43.1%	43.0%	43.6%	44.0%
Male in %	57.6%	56.9%	57.0%	56.4%	56.0%
Total ('000)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Source: Table 27 Report on Labour Force in Singapore 2011, Ministry of Manpower

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