China's National Bureau of Statistics responds to urban survey on rising unemployment: seasonal factors

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 15 (Pang Wuji, Liu Wenwen) According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on the 15th, in February, the national urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.5%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month and the same as the same period last year.

The urban surveyed unemployment rate still rose despite the simultaneous growth of industrial production and retail sales.

In response, Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics of China and director of the National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Department, responded at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that day, saying that this was due to seasonal factors.

　　He pointed out that there are more job changes in China after the Spring Festival. Historically, there will be a seasonal increase from January to February every year, especially February.

As jobs gradually stabilize, the unemployment rate will gradually fall after March.

　　Data released on the same day also showed that from January to February, 1.63 million new jobs were created in urban areas across the country.

In February, the national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.5%.

The unemployment rate of the local household registration population survey was 5.5%; the unemployment rate of the foreign household registration population survey was 5.6%.

Among them, the unemployment rate of migrant household registration population survey was 5.6%.

The surveyed unemployment rates of the 16-24 and 25-59 age groups were 15.3% and 4.8% respectively.

The surveyed unemployment rate in 31 large cities and towns was 5.4%.

The national average weekly working hours of enterprise employees is 46.7 hours.

　　Fu Linghui said that judging from the unemployment rate of the 25-59-year-old main employment group, the unemployment rate of the 25-59-year-old main employment group was 4.8% in February, 0.2 percentage points lower than the same period of the previous year, indicating that the employment situation is not stable. Change.

Judging from the situation of young people, the surveyed unemployment rate of urban youth aged 16-24 in February was 15.3%, the same as the previous month.

Among them, the unemployment rate of college graduates aged 20-24 and above decreased by 0.7 percentage points month-on-month, indicating that the employment situation of college graduates has also improved.

　　But he also pointed out that it is indeed necessary to see that compared with history, the unemployment rate of college students is still at a relatively high level in general.

In the next stage, there are still many favorable conditions to promote the continuous improvement of youth employment: First, the economy is recovering continuously.

Second, the development of new business forms and new models creates more employment options for young people.

Third, the employment priority policy will continue to exert its strength.

　　"In general, we believe that while the economic situation has improved, employment has remained generally stable." Fu Linghui said.

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