AI Data Insight
China's Strategic Emerging Industries Purchasing Managers' Index (EPMI) employment sub-index reached 53.2 in August 2026, a significant increase from the previous 50.7, indicating robust labor demand in high-tech and emerging industries. Against the backdrop of continued weakness in traditional manufacturing employment, counter-cyclical policies promoted by the government, such as the "15th Five-Year Plan" and relending for scientific and technological innovation, are accelerating the structural transformation of the job market.