Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in China
China: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.75 0-6 scale in 2012. ▬ Flat
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in China, 2008–2012
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
In 2012, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in China stood at 1.75 0-6 scale. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
That places China 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in China, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.75 0-6 scale | — |
| 2009 | 1.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.75 0-6 scale is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 0-6 scale, 93% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- China's 1.75 0-6 scale is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.12 0-6 scale, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 0-6 scale | 1.75 0-6 scale | 1.75 0-6 scale | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.75 0-6 scale | 1.75 0-6 scale | 1.75 0-6 scale | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More work & labour data for China
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.74 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0615 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.12 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 275,362 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 319,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 326,230 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 645,797 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in China?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in China was 1.75 0-6 scale in 2012, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 0-6 scale in 2008.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 0-6 scale in 2008.
- How does China rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- China ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org