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Social-Insurance Transfers Triple, 44% Workforce Gig, Ride-Hailing Saturated

7/7/2026

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Central-government transfers to the social-insurance budget trebled to roughly 3 trillion yuan, about 10 % of total spending.
Flexible-employment workers rose to 320 million in 2026, representing about 44 % of China’s workforce.
Only 70.6 million flexible workers were in the urban employee pension scheme by the end of 2024.
Since April, at least four cities including Shenzhen warned that the ride-hailing market is saturated.

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Central-government transfers to the social-insurance budget trebled to roughly 3 trillion yuan, about 10 % of total spending.
Flexible-employment workers rose to 320 million in 2026, representing about 44 % of China’s workforce.
Only 70.6 million flexible workers were in the urban employee pension scheme by the end of 2024.
Since April, at least four cities including Shenzhen warned that the ride-hailing market is saturated.