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April, 2021
China
Total Workforce (000s) 2019
774,710
Unemployed Workers (000s) 40,285
Unemployment Rate 5.2%
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.0%
337,035
929,080
172,170
237
710
93
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
429,488 430,587
431,366 431,887
430,257
5.1% 5.0% 4.9%
4.7%
5.1%
340,188
340,275
339,917
339,142
336,924
4.0% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7% 4.0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
77%
77% 77%
76%
76%
63% 62%
62%
61%
61%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Male Participation Female Participation
0.1% of the population is foreign born. 71% of the migrants are
male.
Over 10 million Chinese have emigrated.
59% of the population live in urban areas.
More than 4,600 Covid-19 deaths.
Borders are closed for all but essential travel
and arrivals are required to provide a negative
test result and quarantine.
Schools, shops and services are generally open
although it varies on a regional basis depending
on outbreaks.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/Statisticaldata/nsdp/201508/t20150819_1232260.html