Unemployment in China is worsening, especially among vulnerable migrant workers, as the economy reels from surging Covid cases.
![](https://tippinsights.com/content/images/2022/12/GN43683C_EN.jpg)
Unemployment in China increased in November, with migrant workers taking the biggest hit, as its Covid-ravaged economy slumped.
The jobless rate for migrant workers increased to 6% in November, up from 5.5% the previous month.
The nationally surveyed jobless rate rose to 5.7% in November, the highest since May, when Shanghai was in lockdown.
As for China’s 31 major cities, the jobless rate was markedly higher at 6.7%.
Stress on the labor market is set to worsen in the months ahead after the government abandoned its Covid Zero strategy of trying to keeping infections under control – triggering a surge in cases.
Problems are likely to increase with expected widespread absenteeism as workers fall ill or stay home to avoid becoming infected.