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The Situation for China work force
Since 2013 , the perspective of the world economy, the turn in the dynamics of the Chinese workforce, still the world's largest, will be the most important shift, China's shrinking workforce will spur the transformation of the country from "factory to the world" into the "investor to the world .
Date for China work force
The country's working age population fell by 2.44 million to 919.54 million in 2013, marking the second consecutive year of decline, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday.The working age population - defined as those from 15 to 59 - accounted for 67.6 percent of the country's overall population – down 1.6 percentage points from the previous year.
Here are some important facts and figures for understanding the workforce in China:
Workforce
Total population of 1.35 billion
Working age population (between 15-59) of 937 million
767 million people employed
Official unemployment rate at 4%, but estimated at 8% by others
Urban/Rural
371 million in urban areas
396 million in rural areas
About 250 million migrant workers
Areas of Employment (Urban)
Around 60 million employed in SOEs
69 million employed in private enterprises
52 million self-employed Around 6 million in foreign, Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan based enterprises
Industries
33% of workers in primary industries (agriculture, mining)
30% in secondary industries (manufacturing, heavy industry)
36% in tertiary industries (technology, finance)
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