PIP: Statistical tables and complementary text describe the employment situation of ethnic women in China. Employed ethnic women constitute a small population (61.75% (6.94 million) of ethnic women aged 15-64 years compared to 66.38% of working age women out of the total population). In 1990, there were 44.2 million ethnic women out of 550 million women nationally. Ethnic working women were primarily young. 55.6% were aged 15-29 years, and 37.88% were aged 30-49 years. The proportion of illiterates and semi-illiterates was high (41.65% compared to 31.93% for the national population). Employment of ethnic women was high, particularly in the primary industry (86%). 84.38% of ethnic women aged 15-54 years were employed. About 50% of working ethnic women were aged 50 years and older. 20% of employed ethnic females were aged 15-19. The largest ethnic group was the Shuang (7.62 million). Ethnic females with a population ranging from 0.5 million to one million were Korean, Bai, Hani, Kazak, Dai, and Li. The Dong, Yao, Tujia, Bouyei, Tibetan, and Mongolian women constituted from one to three million, and the Uygar, Miao, Yi, Heui, and Manchu ranged from three to five million. There were five ethnic groups which have fewer illiterates and semi-illiterates than the Han majority (the Mongolian, Uygur, Korean, Manchu, and Kazak). In 1990, 7.91 million ethnic women attained a junior middle school or higher level of education. The older working populations lacked access to a pension system. Unemployment among ethnic girls of school-age was higher than among unemployed Han women. Tables are provided of the proportion of the population by ethnic group, ages of all ethnic women, educational status by level of education and age, illiteracy rates among 10 ethnic groups, age specific employment of ethnic women, and unemployment by age.