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Number of employed people in China 2016

Number of employed people in China from 2006 to 2016 (in millions)

The data displays the number of employed people in China from 2006 to 2016. In 2013, the workforce in China had amounted to around 770 million people.

Workforce in China – additional information In 2013, China’s total population had reached 1.36 billion. The labor force of China, which refers to the population aged 16 and over and capable of working, stood at 793 million that year, marking an increase of four million people from 2012. Out of the economically active population, approx. 770 million had been employed in 2013.

2006 749.78
2007 753.21
2008 755.64
2009 758.28
2010 761.05
2011 764.2
2012 767.04
2013 769.77
2014 772.53
2015 774.51
2016 776.03