In the first three quarters, the average unemployment rate in the national urban survey was 5.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year. In September, the unemployment rate in the national urban survey was 5.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. The unemployment rate in the local household registration labor force survey was 5.2%; the unemployment rate in the foreign household registration labor survey was 4.8%, of which the unemployment rate in the foreign agricultural household registration labor survey was 4.6%. The unemployment rate in the urban survey of 31 major cities was 5.1%, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. The average weekly working time of employees in enterprises across the country is 48.8 hours. At the end of the third quarter, the total number of rural laborers working outside the home was 19.14 million, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.

In the first three quarters, the average unemployment rate in the national urban survey was 5.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year. In September, the unemployment rate in the national urban survey was 5.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month. The unemployment rate in the local household registration labor force survey was 5.2%; the unemployment rate in the foreign household registration labor survey was 4.8%, of which the unemployment rate in the foreign agricultural household registration labor survey was 4.6%. The unemployment rate in the urban survey of 31 major cities was 5.1%, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. The average weekly working time of employees in enterprises across the country is 48.8 hours. At the end of the third quarter, the total number of rural laborers working outside the home was 19.14 million, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.