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China will continue to prioritize employment promotion during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), building on progress made in stabilizing the job market, officials said on Saturday. 有关负责人周六表示，“十五五” 规划时期（2026 至 2030 年），中国将继续把促进就业放在优先位置，在稳定就业市场已有成果基础上持续发力。 Figures released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security show that about 10.52 million people found jobs in urban areas in the first nine months of 2026, achieving 87.7 percent of the annual target. The surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.2 percent in the first eight months of the year. 人力资源和社会保障部发布的数据显示，2026 年前…
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