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China Unemployment Rate 2024-09-14 10:00 Asia/Shanghai: data, chart, and analysis

China Unemployment Rate came in at 5.3 on Sep 14, 2024, compared with 5.2 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

Actual
5.3
Previous
5.2
Forecast
--
Reference period
2024-08-31

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China Unemployment Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

China Unemployment Rate chart through 2024-08-31
CNY Unemployment Rate readings through 2024-08-31. Latest: 5.3.

Unemployment Rate release read

China Unemployment Rate came in at 5.3 on Sep 14, 2024, compared with 5.2 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment Rate page shows the full time series for China. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CNY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cny_unemployment_2024-09-14
API announcement ID cny_unemployment_2024-08-31
Release time
2024-09-14 02:00 UTC
Reference period date 2024-08-31
Actual value 5.3
Previous value 5.2
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1726279200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full China Unemployment Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for China Unemployment Rate.

What did China Unemployment Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

China Unemployment Rate was 5.3% in August 2024. The previous reading was 5.2%.

When was this China Unemployment Rate release published?

This release was published on Sep 14, 2024 at 10:00 Asia/Shanghai.

When is the next China Unemployment Rate release?

The next China Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 19, 2026 at 10:00 Asia/Shanghai.

What is the official source for China Unemployment Rate?

NBS publishes the official Unemployment Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1726279200,
  "announcement_id": "cny_unemployment_2024-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202409/t20240914_1956487.html",
  "date": "2024-08-31",
  "previous_value": 5.2,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202409/t20240914_1956487.html",
      "epoch": 1726279200,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "val": 5.3
    }
  ],
  "val": 5.3
}