AI Data Insight
In April 2026, the average weekly working hours of employees in Chinese enterprises climbed to 48.2 hours, a significant rebound from the previous month's 48.0 hours. Although the surveyed urban unemployment rate slightly declined during the same period, the persistently high working hours reflect that enterprises, under weak domestic demand and cost pressures, tend to extend the working hours of existing employees rather than hire new ones, indicating that the recovery momentum of the job market remains sluggish.