Name: China Employed Persons
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The number of employed persons in China decreased to 72504 Tens of Thousands in 2025 from 73439 Tens of Thousands in 2024. Employed Persons in China averaged 53584.14 Tens of Thousands from 1952 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 76349.00 Tens of Thousands in 2014 and a record low of 20729.00 Tens of Thousands in 1952. source: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China

Employed Persons in China is expected to reach 72200.00 Tens of Thousands by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Employed Persons is projected to trend around 73700.00 Tens of Thousands in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	72504.00	73439.00	Tens of Thousands	Dec 2025
Minimum Wages	2740.00	2740.00	CNY/Month	Jan 2026

China Employed Persons

In China, employed persons refer to persons aged 16 and over, who performed some work for compensation or business gains for one hour or more during the reference period; or who had work units or sites but were temporarily not at work during the reference period.