Improvement of People’s Livelihood in 2021

In 2021, the surveyed urban unemployment rate remained at around five percent, and that of the 25 to 59 year-old age group, the main employment group, remained at or below five percent.

By the end of the third quarter, the number of rural migrant workers reached 183 million, an increase of 700,000 compared with the end of the second quarter.

According to the latest data from the WHO, the average life expectancy in China exceeded

77 years in 2021, compare with

76 in 2011. From January to November 2021, investment in the fields of education and health increased by

9.5 percent and 26.6 percent year-on-year respectively, significantly faster than total investment. To promote the development of intelligent elderly care services, China established 167 demonstration enterprises, 297 demonstration sub-districts (villages and towns), and 69 demonstration bases in 2021.