AI Data Insight
In Q3 2026, the average weekly working hours of enterprise employees in China reached 48.3 hours, a slight increase from 48.2 hours in the previous period, remaining at a relatively high historical level overall. Although the recent surveyed urban unemployment rate has stabilized at 5.2%, the persistently high working hours reflect that enterprises are more inclined to extend the working hours of existing employees rather than hire new staff. Looking ahead, close attention needs to be paid to the momentum of domestic demand recovery and the substantial impact of official "anti-involution" policies on the labor market.