The Number

7.37 million new workers

The number of employed Chinese in urban areas expanded by 7.37 million in the first half of this year, and the unemployment rate remained low at 4.08 percent, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Friday. The increase in employed city-dwellers was slightly higher than the 7.25 million during that period last year, bolstered in part by a nationwide campaign to help college graduates land jobs, the ministry said.