China’s youth unemployment falls slightly to 17.3% in October
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China’s unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds, excluding college students, dropped to 17.3% in October, down from 17.7% in September, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
Among 25-to-29-year-olds, the jobless rate remained steady at 7.2%, while the rate for 30-to-59-year-olds decreased slightly to 3.8% from 3.9%, News.Az reports, citing Reuters.
The figures highlight ongoing employment challenges for young workers in China.
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