Employment

Conducted monthly in 29 countries among a panel of over 20,000 adults for more than a decade, What Worries the World survey offers an exceptional snapshot of world opinion on pressing global issues.

How do concerns in Singapore differ from those across the world?

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 12 months.

The long reign of Coronavirus as our survey’s top global concern comes to an end in October 2021. It falls to third place in our issues ranking – behind poverty & social inequality and unemployment.

Local perspectives on our issues tracker during the pandemic.

Global survey of employed adults for the World Economic Forum finds 38% of Singaporeans now working from home more often than before the pandemic; preference is for working remotely 3 out of a 5-day week after it is over.

Investment Index at its highest since October 2019

One in two (50%) around the world say that Coronavirus is one of the top issues facing their country today. Many of the 27 countries surveyed show significant month-on-month increases in reported concern.

Having a meaningful job ranked 13th out of 29 sources of happiness in a global survey.