The surveyed urban unemployment rate on average in China stood at 5.2 percent in 2023, down 0.4 percentage points from 2022, official data showed Wednesday.
The employment situation is generally stable, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report.
The surveyed urban unemployment rate in the country came in at 5.1 percent in December 2023, the NBS said, adding that the figure for 31 major Chinese cities stood at 5 percent for the whole year.
The total number of rural migrant workers grew by 1.91 million from a year earlier to 297.53 million in 2023, with their average monthly income up 3.6 percent year on year to 4,780 yuan (US$672).
The surveyed unemployment rates of the 16-24, 25-29 and 30-59 age groups, excluding students, were 14.9 percent, 6.1 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively.