China's employment stable, urban jobless rate falls in 2024
China's employment stable, urban jobless rate falls in 2024

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China’s urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.1% on average in 2024, a 0.1% decrease from the previous year, reports The Global Times, citing data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In December, the data also showed that the urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.1%.
The NBS also said the number of rural migrant workers rose to 299.73 million in 2024, a 0.7% increase, or 2.20 million more than the previous year, with 121.02 million being local rural workers, up 0.1%, and 178.71 million being outbound migrant workers, up 1.2%. According to the NBS, the employees of enterprises worked an average of 49.0 hours per week in December. In 31 major cities, the urban surveyed unemployment rate stood at 5.0%, marginally below the national average.