Meaning of the letters at the beginning of the social security card number

Legal analysis: The letters at the beginning of the social security card number represent the province.

Legal basis: The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China Article 58 An employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply to a social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the employer fails to apply for social insurance registration, the social insurance administration organization shall approve the social insurance premiums to be paid by the employer. Individual entrepreneurs without employees who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time workers who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons shall apply for social insurance registration with the social insurance administration organization. The State establishes a nationally unified personal social security number. The individual social security number is a citizen's identity number.