The tertiary sector¹ has become the leading employer in China, official data showed.

官方数据显示，第三产业已成为我国吸纳就业的主力军。

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 Ministry² of Human Resources and Social Security.

根据人力资源和社会保障部发布的一份报告，截至去年年末，全国就业总人数达77603万人，其中第三产业就业人员占比43.5%。

Agriculture and other primary industry sectors³ 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.

报告显示，全国总就业人口中，农业和其他主要行业就业人员占比27.7%，制造业及其他第二产业就业人员占比28.8%。

The annual average salary for people working for non-private entities⁴ was 67,569 yuan in 2016 while that for employees of private firms was 42,833 yuan, up 8.9% and 8.2% respectively.

2016年，非私营单位就业人员年平均工资为67569元，上涨8.9%；而私营单位就业人员年平均工资为42833元，增长8.2%。

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.

报告指出，去年，外出农民工人均月收入水平为3275元，同比增长6.6%。