Singapore's employment rates for senior workers rose up to 70.6% in 2022, says Manpower Minister


Singapore has seen employment rates for senior workers improve amid efforts to help them stay productive. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore has seen employment rates for senior workers improve amid efforts to help them stay productive.

For seniors aged 65 to 69, 47.5 per cent were employed in 2022, an increase of about three percentage points from 2019. For those aged 55 to 64, the employment rate jumped to 70.6 per cent in 2022 from 67.6 per cent in 2019.

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