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China Youth Unemployment Hits Record 18.9%

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China Youth Unemployment Hits Record 18.9%

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China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate for people ages 16 to 24, excluding students, rose to 18.9% in August, matching the highest level since the current methodology was introduced in 2024. The rate increased one percentage point from July as a record 12.7 million university graduates entered a difficult job market amid slowing economic growth and rapid advances in artificial intelligence. Unemployment among 25- to 29-year-olds also climbed to 7.5%, while the rate for workers ages 30 to 59 held at 3.9%. Overall surveyed urban unemployment edged up to 5.3% from 5.2%, with Chinese officials attributing much of the monthly increase to the seasonal influx of new graduates, though the record youth rate highlights broader challenges facing young jobseekers.

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