China created a total of 6.95 million new urban jobs in the first half of 2025, achieving 58% of its annual target, official data showed on Tuesday, according to Xinhua. The country has set a goal of maintaining a surveyed unemployment rate of around 5.5% in 2025 and aims to create over 12 million new urban jobs. China's job market remained generally stable in the first half of 2025, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaging 5.2%, down 0.1 percentage points from the first quarter, according to official data released last week. In June, China’s surveyed unemployment rate stood at 5.0%, unchanged from the previous month and remaining at its lowest level since November last year. Across 31 major cities, the urban surveyed unemployment rate was also 5.0%. source: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China
Job Vacancies in China decreased to 4380000 in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 4890000 in the third quarter of 2018. Job Vacancies in China averaged 4362555.49 from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 6682486.00 in the third quarter of 2010 and a record low of 856007.00 in the first quarter of 2001. This page provides - China Job Vacancies - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Job Vacancies - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.