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The National Bureau of Statistics released data. In August, the unemployment rate in the national urban survey was 5.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. Fu Linghui, press spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics, chief economist, and director of the National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Department, said at the press conference of the State Information Office that the main reason for the rise in the unemployment rate in August was the seasonal impact caused by the concentration of new graduates entering the labor market. The urban survey unemployment rate for the main employed population, that is, the 30-59 age group, was 3.9%, the same as last month and the same period last year, and remained generally stable. From an industry perspective, although employment in some industries decreased year-on-year due to structural adjustment factors, the number of people employed in China's manufacturing industry is generally stable, and the number of people employed in the information transmission software and information technology services industry has increased markedly. Employment in the lodging and catering industry continues to expand, driven by the development of domestic cultural tourism and leisure, and plays an important role in stabilizing employment.

Zhitongcaijing·09/15/2026 02:57:06
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The National Bureau of Statistics released data. In August, the unemployment rate in the national urban survey was 5.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. Fu Linghui, press spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics, chief economist, and director of the National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Department, said at the press conference of the State Information Office that the main reason for the rise in the unemployment rate in August was the seasonal impact caused by the concentration of new graduates entering the labor market. The urban survey unemployment rate for the main employed population, that is, the 30-59 age group, was 3.9%, the same as last month and the same period last year, and remained generally stable. From an industry perspective, although employment in some industries decreased year-on-year due to structural adjustment factors, the number of people employed in China's manufacturing industry is generally stable, and the number of people employed in the information transmission software and information technology services industry has increased markedly. Employment in the lodging and catering industry continues to expand, driven by the development of domestic cultural tourism and leisure, and plays an important role in stabilizing employment.