Chart A8 Distribution of resident employees with overseas work experience by common locations of employment in most recent overseas work experience, 2025

Resident employees with overseas work experience commonly worked in Mainland China, Among resident employees with overseas work experience, close to one in five (18.3%) worked in Mainland China in their latest overseas stint, most commonly in the Manufacturing sector. Another 13.6% worked in the United States, typically in growth sectors such as Professional Services Information & Communications and Financial & Insurance Services. Neighbouring Malaysia (10.1%) commonly in Manufacturing and Construction. In 2025, 3.1% (76,000) of residents in the labour force ever had overseas work experience, with such exposure most common among mid-career workers in their 40s and 50s, managers (7.7%), and top- were primarily in professional roles (45.2%), within outward-oriented sectors, and concentrated in key markets such as Mainland China, the United States, and Malaysia. These patterns underscore that