"From January to November 2021, 12.07 million new jobs were created in China's cities and towns, exceeding the annual plan. Separately, the registered urban unemployment rate in November was 5 percent, up 0.1 percentage points from October, while decreasing 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year," the department said in its report.
It is specified that the unemployment rate among 16-24 and 25-59 year olds is 14.3% and 4.3% respectively.
According to the statistics, employees of various enterprises across the country worked an average of 47.8 hours per week in November.
China's registered unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.6%, almost matching the authorities' expectations of 5.5%, with 11.86 million new jobs created. According to the official forecast, China's urban unemployment rate in 2021 will be around 5.5% and more than 11 million jobs were planned to be created.
source: reuters.com
It is specified that the unemployment rate among 16-24 and 25-59 year olds is 14.3% and 4.3% respectively.
According to the statistics, employees of various enterprises across the country worked an average of 47.8 hours per week in November.
China's registered unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.6%, almost matching the authorities' expectations of 5.5%, with 11.86 million new jobs created. According to the official forecast, China's urban unemployment rate in 2021 will be around 5.5% and more than 11 million jobs were planned to be created.
source: reuters.com