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China Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Aug 31, 2025
Actual
5.3
Units In
%
Previous
5.2
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Oct 20, 2025
Time to Release
1 Months 0 Days 19 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
6.2 Feb 2020 | 3.9 Sep 2002 | 4.79 % | 2002-2025 | National Bureau of Statistics of China |
In China, Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate is calculated by a sample survey, which refers to the ratio of urban unemployed population to the sum of the employed population and the unemployed population.
Latest Updates
China's surveyed unemployment rate edged higher to 5.3% in August 2025, compared to market expectations and the prior month's 5.2%. The latest figure marked the highest level since February. The jobless rate among locally registered labor forces reached 5.4%, while the rate for the migrant labor force was 5%. Within the migrant workforce, those holding agricultural household registration recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7%. Across 31 major cities, the urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.3%, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month and down 0.1 percentage point from the same month last year. Meanwhile, the average weekly working hours for enterprise employees nationwide remained steady at 48.5 hours. From January to August, the national urban surveyed unemployment rate averaged 5.2%.
China Unemployment Rate History
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