(ECNS) -- China created 6.95 million new urban jobs in the first half of 2026, flat year on year, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaging 5.2%, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Wednesday.
Students seek jobs at a recruitment fair held in Beijing in March 2026. (Photo: China News Service)
From January to June, the ministry disbursed 3.6 billion yuan ($530 million) in unemployment insurance premium returns, 900 million yuan in one-time job expansion subsidies, and 1.2 billion yuan in skills upgrade allowances.
(By Helen Mo, intern Li Chengzhan)
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