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| Rural labor by economic sector
and province, 2002 (in %) |
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Source: China Statistical Yearbook,
2003, Table 12-4, p.414.
Note: Number of laborers by sector according to main economic
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| In the rural areas of Fujian,
Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang (and, of course, in the rural areas
of Tianjin, Beijing and Shanghai) more than 40 percent of the labor
force works in non-agricultural sectors. Please note that these
percentages refer to the primary economic activity. If we take
into account that many people in rural areas do part-time work in
non-agricultural sectors, it is not unrealistic to assume that in half
of China's provinces, some 40 percent of rural labor is outside
of agriculture. This clearly indicates the declining relevance of
agriculture for the rural economy in China. Many rural areas in China
are no longer overwhelmingly dominated by agriculture but have a
significant non-agricultural sector. |
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