Job market sees growth in Q1-3 this year

China's job market grew steadily during the first three quarters of the year, as the country's registered unemployment rate fell to 3.82 percent in September, the lowest since 2002, China's top human resources authority said on Wednesday.

Lu Aihong, spokesman for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said 11 million new urban jobs were created from January to September, 100,000 more than the same period a year ago.

"That number met the year's annual employment target three months early," he said, adding that core employment indicators behaved well.