September 17, 2026Macro·Bearish·macro
China youth unemployment hits 18.9%, matching record high
China's youth unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds, excluding students, rose to 18.9%, matching its record high, roughly 3.6 times the overall 5.3% jobless rate. The reading comes as a record 12.7 million people graduate from universities and graduate schools.
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