Beijing, March 7 -- China is stepping up efforts to expand employment while addressing structural employment problems, as part of a broader push to boost employment, an official said.

China has set targets of keeping the surveyed urban unemployment rate at around 5.5 percent in 2025, and creating over 12 million new urban jobs, according to a government work report unveiled Wednesday.

Despite steady economic recovery, China's job market remains under pressure, particularly with 12 million college graduates this year, Huang Lianghao, an official with the Research Office of the State Council, said on the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

To expand employment opportunitie...