By the end of 2022, around 47.6 million people were employed in Guangdong's Pearl River Delta. Around 19.5 million of them were employed in the secondary industry. Adding Hong Kong and Macau, this region is also called Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. This is the most economically active region in Southern China.
Number of employees in China's Pearl River Delta* from 2018 to 2022, by industry
(in millions)
* The figures contain data of nine cities of Guangdong province: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou and Zhaoqing.
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Bureau of Statistics of Guangdong Province. (October 31, 2023). Number of employees in China's Pearl River Delta* from 2018 to 2022, by industry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043421/china-number-of-employees-in-the-pearl-river-delta-by-industry/
Bureau of Statistics of Guangdong Province. "Number of employees in China's Pearl River Delta* from 2018 to 2022, by industry (in millions)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043421/china-number-of-employees-in-the-pearl-river-delta-by-industry/
Bureau of Statistics of Guangdong Province. (2023). Number of employees in China's Pearl River Delta* from 2018 to 2022, by industry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043421/china-number-of-employees-in-the-pearl-river-delta-by-industry/
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Number of employees in China's Pearl River Delta* from 2018 to 2022, by industry (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Statistics of Guangdong Province, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043421/china-number-of-employees-in-the-pearl-river-delta-by-industry/