Job market 2020

China's surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas stood at 5.7 percent in July, remaining flat with that of June, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

A total of 6.71 million new urban jobs were created in the first seven months of 2020, down 1.96 million from the same period of last year.

The surveyed unemployment rate among those aged between 25 and 59, the majority of the labor market, stood at 5 percent in July, down 0.2 percentage points from June.

Meanwhile, the surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities was 5.8 percent last month, remaining flat with that of June.

The surveyed urban unemployment rate is calculated based on the number of unemployed people who have participated in the employment survey in urban areas, including migrant workers in cities.