The tertiary sector has become the leading employer in China, official data showed.
A total of 776.03 million Chinese were employed by the end of last year, with 43.5% of them working in the tertiary sector, according to a report released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Agriculture and other primary industry sectors accounted for 27.7%, while manufacturing and other secondary industry sectors accounted for 28.8% of the country's total employed population, the report showed.
The annual average salary for people working for non-private entities was 67,569 yuan in 2016 while that for employees of private firms was 42,833 yuan, up 8.9% and 8.2% respectively.
Average monthly income for migrant workers from rural areas grew 6.6% year-on year to 3,275 yuan last year, according to the report.