World Bank · Labor
China: Unemployment, total
4.57percent · 2022+64.6% since 2012
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for China from 1978 to 2022.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.569 | |
| 2021 | 5.11 | |
| 2020 | 5.61 | |
| 2019 | 5.15 | |
| 2018 | 4.93 | |
| 2017 | 3.775 | |
| 2016 | 3.831 | |
| 2015 | 3.296 | |
| 2014 | 3.058 | |
| 2013 | 2.929 | |
| 2012 | 2.776 | |
| 2011 | 2.748 | |
| 2010 | 2.912 | |
| 2009 | 2.17 | |
| 2008 | 1.924 | |
| 2007 | 1.581 | |
| 2006 | 1.752 | |
| 2005 | 1.935 | |
| 2004 | 1.363 | |
| 2003 | 1.568 | |
| 2002 | 1.627 | |
| 2001 | 1.471 | |
| 2000 | 3.707 | |
| 1999 | 1.919 | |
| 1998 | 2.011 | |
| 1997 | 1.384 | |
| 1996 | 1.168 | |
| 1995 | 1.147 | |
| 1994 | 0.998 | |
| 1993 | 0.978 | |
| 1992 | 0.943 | |
| 1991 | 0.908 | |
| 1990 | 2.165 | |
| 1989 | 0.679 | |
| 1988 | 0.542 | |
| 1987 | 0.522 | |
| 1986 | 0.512 | |
| 1985 | 0.477 | |
| 1984 | 0.487 | |
| 1983 | 0.58 | |
| 1982 | 0.83 | |
| 1981 | 0.996 | |
| 1980 | 1.263 | |
| 1979 | 1.366 | |
| 1978 | 1.303 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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