Rural labor by economic sector
and province, 2002 [in
percent]
Source: China Statistical Yearbook,
2003, Table 12-4, p.414.
Note: Number of laborers by sector according to main economic
activity.
With almost 34 million, the province
of Henan reported the largest number of rural people working in
agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery. A large
agricultural labor force was also reported from the rural areas of
Sichuan and Shandong. As expected, the largest number of non-agricultural
laborers in rural areas was reported from Zhejiang and Jiangsu
provinces.