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China creates 11.02m new jobs in 2009

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-22 11:25
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China created 11.02 million new jobs in urban areas in 2009, topping the government goal of 9 million, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Friday.

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This figure was about 22.4 percent higher than the government's whole year target set in March last year, Yin Chengji, spokesman of the ministry told a press conference.

Around 5.14 million laid-off workers were re-employed last year, exceeding the preset goal of 5 million.

Urban unemployment rate stood at 4.3 percent, with 9.21 million people being registered to be unemployed.

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