China Jobless Rate Edges Lower - TradingView

China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate edged down to 5.2% in September 2026, compared to market expectations and August’s five-month high of 5.3%. The jobless rate among locally registered workers fell to 5.2% from 5.3%, while that for migrant workers eased to 5.1% from 5.2%. Among migrant workers, the unemployment rate for those engaged in agricultural work remained steady at 5.0%. In 31 major cities, the surveyed urban unemployment rate also declined to 5.2% from 5.3% in the previous month. Employees at enterprises worked an average of 48.3 hours per week. The surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.2% in the first three quarters. By the end of the third quarter, the number of rural migrant workers reached 192.7 million, up 0.4% year-on-year.