An interesting piece in the Foreign Affairs magazine - China Will Get Rich before It Grows Old
by Baozhen Luo
Luo notes:
“Although China’s
working-age population has indeed shrunk, its employment rate has increased. In
2014, China’s active work force consisted of 772.5 million people, 2.8 million
people more than in 2013. This growth, despite a smaller working-age
population, suggests that many underemployed Chinese, especially in rural
areas, are being drawn into the work force.”
Related:
Fertility Rates in China
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21657416-china-has-relaxed-its-one-child-policy-yet-parents-are-not-rushing-have-second-tales