CHINA'S surveyed urban unemployment rate in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 came in at 5.2 percent, down 0.3 percentage point year on year, indicating an overall stable employment, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday.

In March, the surveyed urban unemployment rate also stood at 5.2 percent, showing a year-on-year decrease of 0.1 percent, per NBS data.

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