Nation creates 12.1 million new urban jobs in Jan-Nov

As China achieved its annual target for urban job creation while keeping the unemployment rate at a relatively low level, experts called the steady labor market performance "hard-earned", given the record number of college graduates and significant external economic pressures.

According to data released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, from January to November, 12.1 million new urban jobs were created nationwide, surpassing the full-year target of 12 million. The figure also exceeded the 11.98 million urban jobs added during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the average surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.2 percent, which remained below the government's control target of 5.5 percent.