周三的官方数据显示，中国在2025年前九个月共创造了1057万个新的城镇就业岗位，实现了年度目标的88%。据新华社报道，人力资源和社会保障部发言人崔鹏程在新闻发布会上表示，9月份城镇调查失业率为5.2%，比上月下降0.1个百分点。崔指出，政府加大力度维护就业市场稳定，加快实施支持就业措施。中国的目标是在2025年将调查的城市失业率控制在5.5%左右，并计划在今年创造1200多万个新的城市就业机会。最近的数据显示，9月份的失业率从8月份的六个月高点5.3%下降。与此同时，2025年9月，中国16至24岁城市青年失业率（不包括学生）降至17.7%，为6月以来的最低水平。

China created a total of 10.57 million new urban jobs in the first nine months of 2025, achieving 88% of its annual target, official data showed on Wednesday. The surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.2% in September, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, Cui Pengcheng, spokesperson for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said at a press conference, as Xinhua reported. Cui noted that the government has intensified efforts to maintain a stable job market, accelerating the implementation of measures to support employment. China is targeting a surveyed urban unemployment rate of around 5.5% in 2025 and aims to create over 12 million new urban jobs this year. Recent data showed that unemployment in September declined from August’s six-month high of 5.3%. Meanwhile, China’s urban youth unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds, excluding students, fell to 17.7% in September 2025, marking the lowest level since June.