Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Industry, Ethnic Group and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 17 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of resident working persons aged 15+ by industry, ethnic group, and sex, expressed in thousands. Labour market researchers study occupational and ethnic participation patterns in Singapore’s resident workforce. The decennial survey complements census employment tables for finer household-based insight.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8231
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- Rows
- 17
- Columns
- 16
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Chinese) Total | (Chinese) Males | (Chinese) Females | (Malays) Total | (Malays) Males | (Malays) Females | (Indians) Total | (Indians) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2151.900000 | 1174.500000 | 977.400000 | 1668.000000 | 888.400000 | 779.600000 | 234.800000 | 137.900000 | 96.900000 | 177.400000 | 108.200000 |
| Manufacturing | 239.100000 | 154.000000 | 85.100000 | 191.800000 | 117.800000 | 73.900000 | 20.500000 | 14.500000 | 6.000000 | 20.000000 | 16.400000 |
| Construction | 110.700000 | 80.700000 | 30.000000 | 92.900000 | 67.500000 | 25.400000 | 6.900000 | 5.300000 | 1.600000 | 7.500000 | 5.700000 |
| Services | 1778.700000 | 923.100000 | 855.700000 | 1367.900000 | 692.800000 | 675.100000 | 202.100000 | 113.700000 | 88.300000 | 147.800000 | 84.400000 |
| Wholesale & Retail Trade | 364.500000 | 185.400000 | 179.100000 | 303.800000 | 151.300000 | 152.500000 | 25.800000 | 14.800000 | 11.000000 | 23.200000 | 13.600000 |
| Transportation & Storage | 187.700000 | 141.600000 | 46.200000 | 133.200000 | 99.900000 | 33.300000 | 36.300000 | 27.300000 | 9.000000 | 15.800000 | 12.600000 |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 139.200000 | 61.200000 | 78.000000 | 109.500000 | 48.300000 | 61.200000 | 16.000000 | 6.700000 | 9.300000 | 8.900000 | 4.300000 |
| Information & Communications | 83.700000 | 51.000000 | 32.700000 | 61.700000 | 38.000000 | 23.700000 | 5.500000 | 2.700000 | 2.800000 | 11.400000 | 7.200000 |
| Financial & Insurance Services | 167.800000 | 78.900000 | 88.900000 | 136.900000 | 60.100000 | 76.900000 | 10.200000 | 4.500000 | 5.700000 | 12.900000 | 9.200000 |
| Real Estate Services | 55.400000 | 27.400000 | 28.000000 | 43.200000 | 20.800000 | 22.400000 | 6.900000 | 3.500000 | 3.400000 | 4.000000 | 2.500000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |