Number of Employed Persons

(10,000 persons)

Guangdong is the top region by number of employed persons in China. As of 2021, number of employed persons in Guangdong was 2,110.9 10,000 persons that accounts for 12.41% of China's number of employed persons. The top 5 regions (others are Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Henan) account for 38.10% of it. China's total number of employed persons was estimated at 17,014.5 10,000 persons in 2021.

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What is number of employed persons?

Persons Employed in Urban Units refer to the total number of employees who work at various units and obtain wages or other forms of payment at the end of the reference period. This indicator is a kind of time point index and it equals to the sum of the number of employed staff and workers, labor dispatch personnel and other employed persons. Employed persons do not include persons who have left their working units while keeping their labour contract (employment relation) unchanged and receiving regular alimony.

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