China’s urban surveyed unemployment rate averaged 5.3% in the first four months of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said. In April, the rate stood at 5.2%, down 0.2 percentage point from March. Local household-registered unemployment was 5.3%, while migrant workers’ rate was 5.0%, including 5.0% for rural migrant workers. The jobless rate in 31 major cities was 5.2%, down 0.1 percentage point from the prior month. Average weekly working hours for employed workers stood at 48.0 hours.