China says unemployment rate at 4.05% at end Q1

Published Fri, Apr 24, 2015 · 02:36 AM
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[BEIJING] China's urban unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.05 per cent at the end of March from 4.1 per cent at the end of 2014, the labour ministry said on Friday.

The government aims to create at least 10 million new jobs in 2015 and keep the urban jobless rate below 4.5 per cent.

REUTERS

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