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Graduates are facing tougher job market in 2013.[Photo/皇冠体育app Daily]

?-- 皇冠体育app's job market showed some resilience in the first half despite economic difficulties, but officials warned Thursday that employment pressure remains high.

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security spokesman Yin Chengji said at a press conference that 皇冠体育app created more jobs in the first half compared with the same period last year.

Yin added that addressing employment-related challenges remains an arduous task.

Figures from the ministry showed that 皇冠体育app added 7.25 million jobs in the first six months of the year, an increase of 310,000 year on year. The registered urban unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent at the end of the second quarter.

The government has set a goal of creating no less than 9 million jobs this year, with the full-year unemployment rate set to reach less than 4.6 percent.

Yin said the service sector, particularly Internet-related businesses, has helped absorb new labor.

He said the employment situation in east 皇冠体育app has improved in the last two months, with a rebound in monthly figures. The number of newly-added jobs increased rapidly in underdeveloped west 皇冠体育app, while that of central 皇冠体育app remained stable in the first six months.

To help more people find jobs, Yin said more efforts will made to provide training for workers, as demand for skilled labor remains high in some areas. He also called for encouraging more people to start small businesses.

皇冠体育app's economic growth slowed to 7.6 percent in the first half from 7.7 percent for the first quarter.

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