Main Statistical Indicators of Manpower Shortage and Utilization
Annex B
Vacancies
Estimated no. of vacancies at the
technician/
supervisor/
No. of qualified applications
craftsman/
Industries/Services
operative levels in December 1991
(foreign workers applied for)
Average wage
rate covering
Wages
the technician/
supervisor/
craftsman/
* increase
Labour utilization
in wage (Sept.
operative levels in Sept. 1991
1991 over
Mar. 1990)
Unemployment Underemployment rate (1991) rate (1991)
(S)
($)
(%)
(%)
1. Automobile repairing
701
170
8648.3
24.7
1.1
0.6
2. Banking and finance
1503
12
8807.0
18.7
0.9
0.1
3. Catering
6681
12623
8188.3
14.2
2.9
0.3
4.
Clothing
10489
8428
5290.6
15.6
2.0
5.3
5.
Construction work sites
393
3871
11798.8
17.9
2.4
8.2
6. Electrical
345
553
5123.8
12.5
1.5
0.7
7.
Electronics
1330
1120
5316.1
22.0
2.1
0.3
8. Footwear
9. Furniture
10. Handbag
11. Hotel
12. Insurance
25
53
5417.7
12.1
1.5
0.7
156
361
6105.2
12.6
1.5
0.7
65
87
6300.2
18.1
1.5
0.7
1630
787
7034.6
10.6
2.9
0.3
1109
14
7496.9
16.0
0.9
0.1
13. Jewellery
250
149
8329.1
4.1
1.5
0.7
14. Machine shop
4197
1639
5499.4
14.6
1.5
1.2
15. Plastics
522
865
5820.7
18.9
2.2
1.3
16. Printing
1189
520
7600.2
23.2
1.5
0.7
17. Shipbuilding and
186
397
7081.1
27.3
1.5
0.7
repairing
18. Textile
888
1670
6579.7
15.2
1.7
2.7
19. Tourism
598
67
7611.5
12.4
2.9
0.3
20. Transport (e.g. water
964
366
7103.0
21.9
1.8
1.8
transport
air
transport, cold storage, godowns)
21. Wholesale, retail and
17237
3832
6876.1
16.8
1.5
0.1
import/export trades
Sub-total
50458
37584
22. Industries/services
15934
2909
1.0
0.3
??
not covered above *
Total
66392
40493
Note :
* This is a residual category to cater for certain industries/services not included above.