According to statistics, by the end of 2000, employees in China totaled more than 710 million, an increase of 5.64 million over the figure for the previous year, including over 210 million employees in cities and towns, an increase of 2.6 million.

• 据统计，2000年底，全国从业人员达7.；1亿多人，比上年增加564万人；其中，城镇就业人员2