关于上半年就业形势当前中国的就业形势总体还是平稳的。支撑这个判断有两个方面的基本数据,一是常规统计数据或者核心指标,就是城镇新增就业包括登记失业率,1-6月城镇新增就业717万,与去年同期基本持平,只减少1万;二季度末城镇登记失业率是4.05%,比一季度略有上升,但总体上还是处在一个较低水平;31个大城市的城镇调查失业率,5月份的数据是5.02%。可 Employment Situation in the First Half At present, the employment situation in China is generally stable. The basic data supporting this judgment are two aspects. One is conventional statistics or core indicators, that is, the newly created jobs in cities and towns include the registered unemployment rate. From January to June, the urban employment in urban areas was 7.17 million, basically unchanged from the same period of last year, decreasing by only 1 In the second quarter, the registered urban unemployment rate was 4.05%, slightly higher than that in the first quarter but still at a relatively low level as a whole. The urban unemployment rate in 31 major cities was 5.02% in May. can