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| Rural labor by economic sector and province, 2002 [in percent] |
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| Source: China Statistical Yearbook,
2003, Table 12-4, p.414. Note: Number of laborers by sector according to main economic activity. |
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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. |
