At the September 15 press conference of the State Council Information Office, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the average urban surveyed unemployment rate for January to August nationwide was 5.2%, with the August monthly rate at 5.3% and a month‑on‑month increase of 0.1 percentage point. The authorities described the employment situation as overall stable, prompting netizens to mock and question statistical rules such as the exclusion of flexible employment from unemployment counts.
According to National Bureau of Statistics data compiled by the Continuation Index, retail sales of automobiles by enterprises above the designated size in August 2026 stood at 327.89 billion RMB, 100 million RMB less than the 327.99 billion RMB in August 2021, representing a year-on-year decline of 18.5% and marking the 9th consecutive month of decline.
After the National Bureau of Statistics released stable data showing a decline in the urban unemployment rate from January to May, the topic "I really want to know how many unemployed people there are now" surged to fourth place on Weibo's hot search list, triggering a massive wave of netizen commentary venting about employment difficulties.
2023年8月15日，国家统计局发言人付凌晖宣布暂停发布分年龄段城镇调查失业率，此前6月16至24岁青年失业率已达创纪录的21.3%，2024年1月改用新口径恢复发布。