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China’s young want to work. For the government
Youth unemployment is now shockingly high.
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There were about 6.3 million unemployed youth in China in the first three months of 2023.
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The Economist
China is a land of remarkable statistics. But an official figure published on May 16 still managed to stand out.
The unemployment rate among China’s urban youth, aged between 16 and 24, exceeded one in five in April.
