Biggest Industries by Employment in China in 2025

• 1. Realty Management in China

  Employment number for 2025: 15,380,784

  The Realty Management industry in China has developed rapidly in line with the development of the Chinese economy. Increasing numbers of homeowners in cities and towns across China have boosted demand for realty management services over the past five years.
  Industry revenue is expected to increase by an annualized 7.0% over the five years through 2025. This trend includes an anticipated 3.7% increase in the current year. Recent government initiatives to curb inflation and rising housing ...

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• 2. Bridge, Tunnel and Subway Construction in China

  Employment number for 2025: 13,612,908

  China's Bridge, Tunnel and Subway Construction industry has been growing rapidly, driven by urbanization, a growing population, increasing infrastructure demand and higher government investment. Industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized 8.3% over the five years through 2024, including 6.3% in 2024, to total $1.8 trillion.

  Employment numbers are expected to grow at an annualized 5.3% over the five years through 2024. Most bridge, tunnel and subway construction major players als...

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• 3. Fast-Food Restaurants in China

  Employment number for 2025: 11,377,145

  In recent years, lifestyle changes and reduced leisure time have contributed to a consumer shift from traditional full-service restaurants toward fast-food establishments. In addition, increased Western influences in China have boosted demand for fast food. Due to the rapid development of fast-food service providers, improvements in chain store and franchising management, and new brands and food styles, industry growth has been strong over the past decade.

  ACMR-IBISWorld estimates that ...

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• 4. Software Development in China

  Employment number for 2025: 7,567,795

  The Software Development industry has grown strongly over the past five years. Industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 8.5% over the five years through 2025, to $675.2 billion. This trend includes anticipated revenue growth of 6.5% in the current year. Strong demand from downstream software users and the government, along with solid pricing, have supported the industry's performance over the past five years.
  The industry's development has also been supported and encoura...

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• 5. Poultry Farming in China

  Employment number for 2025: 7,269,274

  Revenue for the Poultry Farming industry in China is expected to grow at an annualized 5.2% over the five years through 2023, to $135.2 billion. This steady growth has occurred due to rising poultry prices and output growth. Total poultry meat output is expected to increase by 3.2% in 2023, to 25.2 million tons, while revenue is set to grow by 5.4%. For a typical poultry farm, feed and poultry prices largely determine returns.

  Profitability can vary significantly among establishments an...

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• 6. General Hospitals in China

  Employment number for 2025: 5,914,872

  The General Hospitals industry in China has developed at a stable rate in recent years due to China's large population base, and the increasingly affluent urban and rural residents benefiting from China's rapid GDP growth. Industry revenue volatility is low due to the relatively steady number of annual hospital patients. General hospitals generated 71.2% of the total hospital revenue in China in 2021, and 53.1% of the total revenue in China's healthcare sector.

  Industry profitability is...

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• 7. Insurance Brokers & Adjusters in China

  Employment number for 2025: 5,654,285

  The development of China's Insurance Brokers and Adjusters industry is basically in line with its developing insurance sector. Over the five years through 2024, the industry will decrease at an annualized 5.8% to $52.2 billion. This trend includes a 9.9% decrease in 2024.
  Since August 2023, the National Financial Regulatory Administration has required to implement the “consistency of regulatory reporting and actual actions” policy in the channels of individual insurance agents, insurance...

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• 8. Preschools in China

  Employment number for 2025: 5,573,339

  China's preschool industry developed rapidly prior to 2019, largely thanks to increased government investment and the growing number of preschool-aged children. From 2019 to 2021, most preschools had to be closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and companies' revenue growth slowed down over this period. With an overall increasing number of preschoolers – which reached a record high in 2020 – and consistently growing state input in preschool education, industry revenue kept i...

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• 9. Legume Growing in China

  Employment number for 2025: 5,115,154

  China is the largest legume-consuming country in the world. Legumes such as soy are the main input in commonly used domestic cooking oils and bean products. China is the fourth largest producer of legumes in the world, with 127 billion square meters of planting area in 2022. Revenue for the Legume Growing industry is expected to rise at an annualized 7.7% over the five years through 2023, to $25.2 billion. This trend includes anticipated growth of 7.2% in the current year.

  As legumes ar...

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• 10. Coal Mining in China

  Employment number for 2025: 4,641,641

  Revenue for the Coal Mining Industry in China is expected to grow at an annualized 10.4% over the five years through 2023, including a 12.6 rise to $681.3 billion in 2023. Revenue declined in 2020, and was largely due to demand moving away from coal in favor of cleaner energy sources, decreasing coal prices, competition from lower priced imported coal, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Coal shortage in 2021 caused sharp increase of coal prices, therefore, industry revenue increased to $535.5 billion...

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