Monthly surveyed urban unemployment rate in China October 2022-2024

In October 2024, the surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas of China ranged at 5.0 percent, down from 5.1 percent in the previous month. During the first three quarters of 2024, unemployment stood at 5.1 percent. The annual unemployment rate in China was 5.2 percent in 2023. Surveyed versus registered unemploymentFigures on surveyed unemployment were published by the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2018 for the first time. The use of surveys was initiated to get a more accurate picture of actual unemployment in urban areas of China. The surveys cover all permanent residents between the age of 16 and retirement age living in cities. In contrast, registered unemployment figures take only those people into account that have actively reported their unemployment. As most migrant workers and other groups that do not qualify for unemployment compensations in China normally do not report their unemployment status, the figures for registered unemployment are considerably lower than those for surveyed unemployment. Youth unemployment in ChinaYouth unemployment has become a growing problem in China recently. Unemployment figures for young people fluctuate over the year and normally peak in July in China, when the largest number of graduates enter the job market. The youth unemployment rate has increased from 13.9 percent in July 2019 to 16.8 percent in July 2020, 19.9 percent in July 2022, and 21.3 percent in June 2023. This is mainly due to difficult economic conditions and rising numbers of college graduates who often do not fit the demand for more practically skilled work in the job market.

于2024年10月，中国城市地区的调查失业率降至5.0%，较上个月的5.1%有所下降。在2024年的前三个季度中，失业率维持在5.1%。2023年中国的年度失业率为5.2%。调查失业与登记失业情况国家统计局于2018年首次发布了调查失业率数据。采用调查的方式旨在获取中国城市地区实际失业的更精确图像。调查涵盖了所有居住在城市、年龄在16岁至退休年龄之间的永久居民。相较之下，登记失业数据仅考虑那些主动报告其失业状态的人员。由于在中国，大多数不符合失业补偿资格的农民工和其他群体通常不会报告其失业状态，因此登记失业的数据远低于调查失业的数据。中国青年的失业问题近年来，青年的失业问题在中国日益凸显。青年的失业率在年度间波动，通常在7月份达到峰值，此时最大的毕业生群体涌入就业市场。自2019年7月的13.9%上升至2020年7月的16.8%，2022年7月的19.9%，以及2023年6月的21.3%，青年失业率持续攀升。这一现象主要归因于严峻的经济形势以及越来越多的大学毕业生往往无法满足职场对更实际技能的需求。