The current unemployment rate of China is 5.1%, this is a decrease of 0.5% (-8.9%) compared to 2020.
Unemployment rate in China
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
187
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,535
Measure:
%
China Unemployment rate between 1978 and 2021
| Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.1% | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | 0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | 0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | 0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | 0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | 0.2% |
| 2007 | 4% | 0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | 0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | 0.3% |
| 2002 | 4% | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | 0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | 0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| 1996 | 3% | 0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | 0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | 0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | 0% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | 0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | 0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | 0.6% |
| 1988 | 2% | 0% |
| 1987 | 2% | 0% |
| 1986 | 2% | 0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | 0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | 0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | 0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.3% |