China's job market generally stable in August

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's job market remained generally stable in August, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate standing at 5.3 percent in August, up 0.1 percentage point from July, official data showed on Monday.

In the first eight months of this year, the surveyed urban unemployment rate was 5.2 percent on average, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The NBS said the rise in the August unemployment rate was a seasonal one, and the August figure remained consistent with the level observed during the same period last year.

Employment among key groups remained generally stable. In August, the unemployment rate for rural migrant workers stood at 4.7 percent, below the national average.

China has set a target for a surveyed urban unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent in 2025 and aims to create over 12 million new urban jobs within the year.