In 2025, some 415,000 people were newly employed in urban area, accounting for 30% of that of the whole province. The city made efforts to help key vulnerable groups in securing 77,000 jobs, and achieved dynamic clearance of "zero-employment families" in the year. Suzhou has earmarked 1.59 billion yuan for job stabilization refund funds throughout the year.
The city conducted vocational skills training for 130,000 people in 2025.
Suzhou has been honored as the best employment promotion city in China for 6 consecutive years.
At the end of 2025, there were 209 accommodation-providing social service organizations, including 185 registered nursing organizations for elderly with 51,863 registered beds, and 17 child welfare institutions. A total of 8,838 households completed aging-friendly renovations throughout the year, reaching a cumulative total of 75,000 households. A total of 112 nursing homes have been built and registered. By the end of the year, there were 1,061 childcare institutions that could accommodate 59,800 kids, achieving full coverage of comprehensive childcare service centers at both the municipal and county (district) levels.
The city started construction of 17,900 units of affordable rental housing in the year and witnessed an addition of 735,000 new public housing fund contributors.
Twenty smart nursing homes have been built for the elderly. Ten Homes for the Disabled”have been upgraded and renovated.
Those enrolled in basic medical insurance in Suzhou have been fully covered by long-term care insurance, benefiting 70,000 disabled people.
Suzhou has fully implemented childbirth support measures, ensuring zero out-of-pocket costs for policy-covered deliveries. And parenting subsidy policies have been rolled out citywide.
