CCTV9英语新闻：尽管经济增长放缓,中国的就业市场保持稳定（在线收听）

Despite economic growth slowing, China's job market remained stable in the first three months of this year.

According to Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China added over three million jobs in the first quarter of this year in urban areas. This is slightly higher than the same period last year. The registered urban jobless rate stands at about four percent. 

Meanwhile, the social insurance system has been extended to cover over 820 million people, nearly two thirds of the total population.