China News Service, July 14th. On July 14th, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released the employment situation in the first half of the year. From January to June, 6.54 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, completing 59% of the annual target and tasks, in line with the timing schedule. .
From the perspective of local conditions, 28 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps completed tasks faster than the schedule, but affected by the local epidemic, the progress of 3 provinces was slow.
The urban surveyed unemployment rate dropped after a periodical increase.
In the first quarter, the national average urban survey unemployment rate was 5.5%, which was at a low level.
In April, it was 6.1%, which was higher due to the impact of the epidemic. In May, it was 5.9%, which has declined somewhat. It will further improve in June.
(Zhongxin Finance)