{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"China Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"China's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 4.6 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"China Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"4.6","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":2.37},{"period":"1992","value":2.37},{"period":"1993","value":2.69},{"period":"1994","value":2.9},{"period":"1995","value":3},{"period":"1996","value":3.12},{"period":"1997","value":3.23},{"period":"1998","value":3.24},{"period":"1999","value":3.25},{"period":"2000","value":3.26},{"period":"2001","value":3.8},{"period":"2002","value":4.24},{"period":"2003","value":4.58},{"period":"2004","value":4.49},{"period":"2005","value":4.52},{"period":"2006","value":4.43},{"period":"2007","value":4.35},{"period":"2008","value":4.59},{"period":"2009","value":4.72},{"period":"2010","value":4.53},{"period":"2011","value":4.55},{"period":"2012","value":4.58},{"period":"2013","value":4.6},{"period":"2014","value":4.63},{"period":"2015","value":4.65},{"period":"2016","value":4.56},{"period":"2017","value":4.47},{"period":"2018","value":4.31},{"period":"2019","value":4.56},{"period":"2020","value":5},{"period":"2021","value":4.55},{"period":"2022","value":4.98},{"period":"2023","value":4.67},{"period":"2024","value":4.59},{"period":"2025","value":4.615}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in China from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.4 in 1992. The latest reading of 4.6 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}