China Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

5.4

Units In

5.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 16, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6.2 Feb 2020	3.9 Sep 2002	4.77 %	2002-2025	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 edged higher to 5.4% in February 2025 from 5.2% in the previous month, compared to market expectations of 5.1%. This marked the highest reading since February 2023. The jobless rate for locally registered residents was 5.6%, with non-local registrants at 5%, and non-local agricultural registrants at 5.1%. For the first two months of the year, the average surveyed jobless rate was 5.3%. In February 2024, the surveyed unemployment rate was 5.3%.