The statistic shows migrant laborers in China from 2011 to 2015, by type of employment. In 2015, 16.6 percent of migrant laborers in China had been self-employed.
Migrant workers in China from 2011 to 2015, by type of employment
The study involved around 236,000 rural workers from 31 provinces, 1,527 counties and 8,906 villages.
A migrant laborer is defined as someone who leaves their place of origin for a period of more than six months in a bid to find work elsewhere. They either stay in their home province or move to another province in their search for employment.
Publication of this specific data serie has been discontinued by the source after 2015.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (April 28, 2016). Migrant workers in China from 2011 to 2015, by type of employment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234610/migrant-laborers-in-china-by-type-of-employment/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Migrant workers in China from 2011 to 2015, by type of employment." Chart. April 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234610/migrant-laborers-in-china-by-type-of-employment/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2016). Migrant workers in China from 2011 to 2015, by type of employment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234610/migrant-laborers-in-china-by-type-of-employment/
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