{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-employment-rate/","title":"China Employment Rate (2025)","description":"China's Employment Rate: 61.6 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"China Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"61.6","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":76.84},{"period":"1992","value":76.38},{"period":"1993","value":75.663},{"period":"1994","value":75.027},{"period":"1995","value":74.47},{"period":"1996","value":73.892},{"period":"1997","value":73.315},{"period":"1998","value":72.808},{"period":"1999","value":72.293},{"period":"2000","value":71.772},{"period":"2001","value":71.071},{"period":"2002","value":70.444},{"period":"2003","value":69.892},{"period":"2004","value":69.652},{"period":"2005","value":69.323},{"period":"2006","value":69.079},{"period":"2007","value":68.824},{"period":"2008","value":68.337},{"period":"2009","value":67.929},{"period":"2010","value":67.746},{"period":"2011","value":67.636},{"period":"2012","value":67.185},{"period":"2013","value":66.751},{"period":"2014","value":66.425},{"period":"2015","value":66.078},{"period":"2016","value":65.739},{"period":"2017","value":65.295},{"period":"2018","value":64.887},{"period":"2019","value":64.307},{"period":"2020","value":62.435},{"period":"2021","value":64.056},{"period":"2022","value":62.523},{"period":"2023","value":62.756},{"period":"2024","value":61.931},{"period":"2025","value":61.572}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"61.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"61.9","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"62.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"62.5","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"64.1","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"62.4","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"64.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"64.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"65.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"65.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"66.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"66.4","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"66.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"67.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"67.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"67.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"67.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"68.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"68.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"69.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in China (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 76.8 % of total population ages 15+ in 1991 and reached its lowest recorded value of 61.6 in 2025. The latest reading of 61.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}