China: Unemployment rate forecast

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 China

Unemployment rate forecast

 Latest value 5.10
 Year 2028
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2017 - 2028
 Average 5.13
 Min - Max 4.90 - 5.50
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2028 is 5.1 percent, unchanged from 5.1 percent in 2027. In comparison, the world average is 6.55 percent, based on data from 99 countries. Historically, the average for China from 2017 to 2028 is 5.13 percent. The minimum value, 4.9 percent, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 5.5 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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China - Unemployment rate forecast - Recent values chart

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China - Unemployment rate forecast - historical chart - 2017-2028




Definition: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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