China's youth jobless rate rises to 16.9% in March
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People line up at career guidance booths during a job fair in Beijing, China March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo
BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - The jobless rate in China for those under 30 years of age in urban areas, excluding college students, rose in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
• In the youngest segment surveyed, among 16-to-24 year-olds, the jobless rate rose to 16.9% from 16.1% a month earlier, reversing a downward trend that started in September last year.
• Among the 25-29 year-olds, excluding students, the unemployment rate climbed to 7.7% from 7.2% in February.
• In the 30-59 year-old segment, joblessness inched up slightly to 4.3% from 4.2% a month earlier.
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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