China Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

5.1

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 18, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 27 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6.2 Feb 2020	3.9 Sep 2002	4.76 %	2002-2024	National Bureau of Statistics of China

In China, Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate is calculated by a sample survey, which refers to the ratio of urban unemployed population to the sum of the employed population and the unemployed population.

Latest Updates

China’s surveyed unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in December 2024, compared to market estimates and November’s reading of 5%. This marked the highest reading in three months. The jobless rate for locally registered residents increased by 0.1 percentage points to 5.3%, with non-local registrants at 4.6%, and non-local agricultural registrants at 4.5%. For the whole year, the average surveyed jobless rate was 5.1%, 0.1 percentage points lower than the previous year. In December 2023, the surveyed unemployment rate was also 5.1%.