China's job market generally stable in August

8月份我国就业形势总体稳定

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's job market remained generally stable in August, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate standing at 5.3 percent in August, up 0.1 percentage point from July, official data showed on Monday.

新华社北京7月15日-官方数据显示，8月份全国就业市场形势总体稳定，调查显示的全国城镇失业率为5.3%，比上个月上升0.1个百分点。

In the first eight months of this year, the surveyed urban unemployment rate was 5.2 percent on average, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

国家统计局数据显示，今年前8个月，全国城镇调查失业率平均为5.2%。

The NBS said the rise in the August unemployment rate was a seasonal one, and the August figure remained consistent with the level observed during the same period last year.

国家统计局表示，8月份失业率上升属于季节性波动，且当月数据仍与去年同期的水平持平。

Employment among key groups remained generally stable. In August, the unemployment rate for rural migrant workers stood at 4.7 percent, below the national average.

重点群体就业保持总体平稳。8月份，农民工失业率为4.7%，低于全国整体失业率水平。

China has set a target for a surveyed urban unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent in 2025 and aims to create over 12 million new urban jobs within the year.

我国设定的2025年城镇调查失业率目标为5.5%左右，并计划全年新增城镇就业1200万人以上。