Five trends of China's economy in August
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Updated: 2017-09-18 10:02
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2. Improving employment
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| Young people wait in line to have interviews in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Sept 9, 2017. [Photo/IC] |
The surveyed unemployment rate was stable, under 5 percent in 31 cities in August, registered lower than last month.
The average weekly working hours of industrial enterprises in August saw a slight increase from last month — 0.07 hour.
In the January-August period, a total of 9.74 million jobs were created in urban areas, an increase of 260,000 from the same period last year.
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