In 2019, approximately 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 * million that year. In addition, there were approximately million employees in non-private urban units in China in 2019, resulting in a total number of about 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /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)." Chart. October 15, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /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. "Number of People Employed in Privately Held Units* and Self-employed in Urban China in 2019, by Industry (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Oct 2020, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
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: /statistics/1220449/employees-in-private-units-and-self-employed-people-in-urban-china-by-industry/
