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China's surveyed urban unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in June, the lowest level this year, as the government's push for an "employment first" strategy showed early signs of progress, official data showed on Wednesday.

官方数据周三显示，随着政府实施就业优先战略初见成效，6月份全国城镇调查失业率降至5%，为本年最低值。

The rate eased 0.1 percentage point from May and extended its decline from a March peak of 5.4 percent, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

国家统计局数据显示，该数值较5月回落0.1个百分点，延续3月份5.4%峰值之后的下行态势。

The first-half average stood at 5.2 percent, unchanged from a year earlier, leaving economists confident that Beijing will comfortably meet its annual target of about 5.5 percent.

上半年城镇调查失业率均值为5.2%，与去年同期持平。经济学家认为，中国有望顺利实现全年5.5%左右的失业率调控目标。

Together with other indicators, the first-half data "shows the economy is generally stable, with key indicators running within a reasonable range", NBS Deputy Head Mao Shengyong told a State Council Information Office news conference in Beijing.

国家统计局副局长毛盛勇在北京国务院新闻办新闻发布会上表示，综合各项指标来看，上半年数据表明经济总体平稳，主要指标运行在合理区间。

He said authorities would step up efforts to stabilize employment, businesses, markets and expectations while promoting higher-quality development and sustaining reasonable economic growth.

他表示，相关部门将持续着力稳就业、稳企业、稳市场、稳预期，推动高质量发展，保持经济合理增长。

The jobless rate rose from 5.2 percent in January to a March peak of 5.4 percent before declining for three consecutive months. Officials attributed the March increase to a seasonal postholiday surge in job-seeking by migrant workers.

失业率从1月份5.2%升至3月份5.4%的高点，随后连续三个月回落。相关负责人表示，3月失业率走高源于节后农民工集中求职的季节性因素。

In June, the unemployment rate was 5 percent for locally registered workers, 4.9 percent for workers registered outside their place of employment and 4.8 percent for rural migrant workers, the NBS said.

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