| Number of Employed Persons at the Year-end by Sector | ||||
| (10 000 persons) | ||||
| Sector | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Total | 6554.3 | 6580.4 | 6606.5 | 6632.5 |
| Agriculture,Forestry,Animal Husbandry and Fishing | 2168.0 | 2086.0 | 2023.2 | 1963.2 |
| Mining | 88.5 | 86.4 | 82.8 | 82.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1394.4 | 1410.1 | 1387.4 | 1390.3 |
| Production and Supply of Electric Power and Heat Power | 24.5 | 24.8 | 27.9 | 29.5 |
| Construction | 737.9 | 749.9 | 736.2 | 738.6 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade | 686.8 | 701.2 | 669.9 | 660.7 |
| Traffic,Transport,Storage and Post | 256.4 | 269.8 | 271.4 | 276.0 |
| Hotels and Catering Services | 200.4 | 205.0 | 198.3 | 194.6 |
| Information Transfer, Software and Information Technology Services | 67.4 | 77.4 | 77.1 | 78.2 |
| Financial Intermediation | 38.4 | 39.8 | 42.7 | 48.6 |
| Real Estate | 38.9 | 49.7 | 53.5 | 57.3 |
| Leasing and Business Services | 67.4 | 71.4 | 67.9 | 66.4 |
| Scientific Research and Technical Service | 25.4 | 28.2 | 32.3 | 35.4 |
| Management of Water Conservancy,Environment and Public Facilities | 16.0 | 18.5 | 22.6 | 26.7 |
| Households Services, Repair and Other Services | 51.9 | 55.5 | 53.8 | 55.1 |
| Education | 121.6 | 132.2 | 124.3 | 125.9 |
| Health and Social Work | 56.4 | 66.1 | 67.2 | 70.3 |
| Culture,Sports and Entertainment | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| Public management,Social Security and Social Organization | 121.3 | 125.5 | 124.4 | 123.3 |
| International Organization | ||||
| Others | 381.5 | 371.1 | 531.0 | 596.7 |