AI Data Insight
In 2025, the total number of employed persons in China fell to 725.04 million, a year-over-year decrease of 9.35 million (-1.27%), hitting a new low since 2001. Despite the official launch of the "gradual delay in retirement" starting in 2025, the labor market remains under severe structural contraction pressure due to the peak retirement of the baby boom generation and high youth unemployment (reaching 16.5% in December).