working-age population in China has been shrinking steadily in recent years. This is mainly due to a low birth rate in the country.
In 2021, the employment rate in China decreased to around 64.77 percent, from 64.84 percent in the previous year. China is the world’s most populous country and its rapid economic development over the past decades has profited greatly from its large labor market. While the overall working conditions for the Chinese people are improving, the actual size of the Share of employed people in the Chinese population from 2011 to 2021
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Statistics on Employment in China
Overview
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Employment
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in China 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of employed people in China 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employed persons in China 2019-2021, by work unit
- Premium Statistic Employment in urban non-private units in China 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Employment in urban private units and self-employment in China 2019, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of employed people in urban units in China 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Employment in urban private units and self-employment in China 2019, by region
Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in China 2010-2027
- Premium Statistic Monthly surveyed urban unemployment rate in China December 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly surveyed urban youth unemployment rate in China December 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of unemployed people in urban China 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Unemployed people in urban China 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Unemployment insurance revenue and expenditure in China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Contributors and beneficiaries of unemployment insurance in China 2011-2021
Wages
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- Premium Statistic Average annual salary of an employee in China 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Average salary of an employee in urban China 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average annual salary of an employee in China 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Monthly minimum wage in China 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Minimum wage per hour in China 2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Labor productivity per hour in China 2005-2021
Migrant workers
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- Premium Statistic Number of migrant workers in China 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of migrant workers in China 2011-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Distribution of migrant workers China 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of migrant laborers China 2014-2021, by education
- Premium Statistic Regional distribution of migrant laborers in China 2021, by place of origin
- Premium Statistic Monthly income of migrant workers in China 2019-2021, by industry
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World Bank. (May 25, 2022). Share of employed people in the Chinese population from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239153/employment-rate-in-china/
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World Bank. (2022). Share of employed people in the Chinese population from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239153/employment-rate-in-china/
World Bank. "Share of Employed People in The Chinese Population from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239153/employment-rate-in-china/
World Bank, Share of employed people in the Chinese population from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239153/employment-rate-in-china/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Share of employed people in the Chinese population from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], World Bank, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239153/employment-rate-in-china/