Five trends of China's economy in August

2. Improving employment

Young people wait in line to have interviews in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Sept 9, 2017. [Photo/IC]

The surveyed unemployment rate was stable, under 5 percent in 31 cities in August, registered lower than last month.

The average weekly working hours of industrial enterprises in August saw a slight increase from last month — 0.07 hour.

In the January-August period, a total of 9.74 million jobs were created in urban areas, an increase of 260,000 from the same period last year.