China's employment is generally 'stable' -stats bureau chief

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks commute in a subway station during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo/File Photo
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The economy created 12.06 million urban jobs in 2022

Staff Writer, Reuters News

January 17, 2023

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FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks commute in a subway station during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo/File Photo

China's employment situation is "generally stable" and the economy is likely to improve in 2023, said Kang Yi, head of China's National Bureau of Statistics, at a news briefing on Tuesday.

The economy created 12.06 million urban jobs in 2022, data from the bureau showed. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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