| Date - Field | China - Unemployment rate |
2009 January
Unemployment rate | 4% officially in urban areas, but including migrants may be as high as 9%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2008 est.) |
2008 January
Unemployment rate | 6.1% unemployment in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2006 est.) |
2007 January
Unemployment rate | 4.2% official registered unemployment in urban areas in 2005; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas |
2006 January
Unemployment rate | 9.8% in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2004 est.) |
2005 January
Unemployment rate | 9.8% in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2004 est.) |
2004 January
Unemployment rate | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2003 est.) |
2003 January
Unemployment rate | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2002 est.) |
2002 January
Unemployment rate | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2001 est.) |
2001 January
Unemployment rate | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2000 est.) |
2000 January
Unemployment rate | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (1999 est.) |
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