Employment in China

Statistics report on employment in China

Employment in China

This report presents a range of statistics and facts on employment in China. The massive workforce and the increase in the productivity of workers result in the output growth which is responsible, inter alia, for the economic growth in China.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Total population of China 1980-2028
  • Premium Statistic Working-age population in China 1980-2050
  • Basic Statistic Labor force in China 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Female labor participation rate in China 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Male labor participation rate in China 2012-2022

Employment

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  • Basic Statistic Employment rate in China 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of employees in China 2013-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in urban and rural areas of China 2013-2023
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in China 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of employed persons in China 2019-2022, by work unit
  • Premium Statistic Employment in urban units in China 2022, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Employment in urban units in China 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Employment in urban private units and self-employment in China 2019, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Employment in urban private units and self-employment in China 2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Number of newly employed people in urban China 2013-2023

Unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in China 2017-2028
  • Premium Statistic Monthly surveyed urban unemployment rate in China February 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic Monthly surveyed urban youth unemployment rate in China January 2021-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of unemployed people in urban China 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Unemployed people in urban China 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment insurance revenue and expenditure in China 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Contributors and beneficiaries of unemployment insurance in China 2012-2022

Wages

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  • Premium Statistic Average salary of an employee in urban China 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average salary of an employee in urban China 2022, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Average salary of an employee in urban China 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Annual salary of private unit employees in urban China 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly minimum wage in China 2024, by region
  • Basic Statistic Minimum wage per hour in China 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Labor productivity per hour in China 2005-2024

Migrant workers

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  • Premium Statistic Number of migrant workers in China 2013-2023
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of migrant workers in China 2012-2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of migrant workers China 2012-2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of migrant laborers China 2014-2022, by education
  • Premium Statistic Regional distribution of migrant laborers in China 2022, by place of origin
  • Premium Statistic Monthly income of migrant workers in China 2020-2022, by industry

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