In 2019, approximately 29.85 million people were employed in privately held units or self-employed in the manufacturing industry in urban China. The total number of self-employed people and employees in private units in urban China ranged at 262.58 million that year. In addition, there were approximately 171.6 million employees in non-private urban units in China in 2019, resulting in a total number of about 442.5 million employed people in urban China that year.
No figures on people employed in privately held organizations or self-employed have been published by Chinese authorities for years after 2019.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (October 15, 2020). Number of people employed in privately held units* and self-employed in urban China in 2019, by industry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2020). Number of people employed in privately held units* and self-employed in urban China in 2019, by industry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Number of People Employed in Privately Held Units* and Self-employed in Urban China in 2019, by Industry (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Number of people employed in privately held units* and self-employed in urban China in 2019, by industry (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of people employed in privately held units* and self-employed in urban China in 2019, by industry (in millions) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, October 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/