China generated a total of 6.98 million new urban jobs in the first half of this year, according to official data released on Tuesday.
In June, the surveyed urban unemployment rate was reported at 5%, indicating a generally stable employment situation, as per the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
The nation has set an annual target of creating over 12 million new urban jobs and aims to maintain the surveyed urban jobless rate at approximately 5.5% for the year. Photo by Phil Whitehouse, Wikimedia commons.
