The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China is a ministry under the State Council which is responsible for national labor polices, standards, regulations and managing the national social security. This includes labor force management, labor relationship adjustment, social insurance management and construction of labor laws.

The ministry is created from the former Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Labor and Social Security. This was announced at the 2008 National People's Congress.

The ministry has responsibility for managing the employment market in China.

The ministry and other government agencies provide assistance to labor-intensive industries and enterprises to create more employment.