China sees 10.49m increase in urban jobs

In the first three quarters of this year, 10.49 million new urban jobs were created nationwide, with the overall employment situation remaining stable, China's top employment authority said on Friday.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released the latest national employment figures at a news conference on Friday.

Statistics showed since the beginning of the year, the country has dispatched 43,000 college graduates to grassroots positions in education, agriculture, healthcare and rural revitalization.

By the end of September, about 33 million people who had been lifted out of poverty were employed.

Additionally, over 100,000 key enterprises received assistance to meet their labor needs, with more than 1.86 million job positions filled.