Last month, the national urban unemployment rate for the labor force aged 16 to 24 dropped to 16.5%, hitting a six-month low

The National Bureau of Statistics announced that the unemployment rate for the urban labor force aged 16 to 24 nationwide dropped to 16.5% in December last year, reaching a six-month low, down from the previous value of 16.9%.

Last month, the national urban surveyed unemployment rate remained at 5.1% month-on-month, with an annual unemployment rate of 5.2%