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Foreign Workforce Numbers, Annual

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:08 SGT

MOM (Ministry of Manpower)
  • Figures are as of Dec 31 each year.
  • The figures are updated annually.
  • Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
  • “Other work passes” includes Letter of Consent (LOC), pre-approved LOC, Training Work Permit (TWP) and Training Employment Pass (TEP).

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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the metadata for this collection. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
collection_id = 694          
url = "https://api-production.data.gov.sg/v2/public/api/collections/{}/metadata".format(collection_id)
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())