China's Jobless Rate Stays at 5.2% in December
Xu Wei
DATE:  Jan 18 2021
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
China's Jobless Rate Stays at 5.2% in December China's Jobless Rate Stays at 5.2% in December

(Yicai Global) Jan. 18 -- Chinese surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas stood unchanged in December from a year ago.

The rate was 5.2 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said today.

The average annual rate in urban areas was 5.6 percent in 2020, lower than the expected about 6 percent.

China created 11.9 million new urban jobs in 2020, which is higher than the target of over 9 million, the NBS added.

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