Chinanews client, November 16th (Li Jinlei and Wang Enbo) On November 16, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that the urban surveyed unemployment rate continued to decline, and the employment situation was generally stable.

From January to October, 10.09 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, completing the annual targets ahead of schedule.

In October, the surveyed unemployment rate in cities and towns nationwide was 5.3%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from September; among them, the surveyed unemployment rate for the 25-59 age group was 4.8%, the same as in September.

The urban surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities was 5.3%, a decrease of 0.2% from September.

In October, the average weekly working hours of employees in enterprises nationwide was 46.7 hours.