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China’s youth unemployment rate rose to an 11-month high in July as a record number of graduates entered an already precarious job market.<\/p>\n

According to data released Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics, the urban unemployment rate for the 16-24 age group, excluding students, rose to 17.8% in July from 14.5% in June. This marked the highest level since August of last year.<\/p>\n

These figures were released as a record 12.2 million university students are graduating this summer, with many joining a large pool of candidates struggling to find jobs that match their education and skill levels.<\/p>\n

In recent months, Beijing has launched a series of initiatives to help graduates and other young people find jobs.<\/p>\n

For example, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is running a campaign from July to December to support unemployed youth and university graduates with services such as career counseling, job referrals, and training opportunities.<\/p>\n

However, in a challenging economic environment where domestic demand has yet to compensate for shortfalls in traditional growth sectors like real estate, the unemployment rate for this age group remains high due to a mismatch between jobs and expectations.<\/p>\n

“The market is quite challenging,” He Yue, a computer science graduate living in Beijing, told<\/a><\/span> the\u00a0South China Morning Post<\/em>. After graduating from a university in Chongqing, she has been searching for a suitable job for more than two months.<\/p>\n

Unlike many of her friends who plan to apply for master’s programs, He said she will continue her job search, likely focusing on positions in Hangzhou, a rising tech hub on China’s east coast.<\/p>\n

This year, approximately 3.9 million people applied for the postgraduate entrance exam, as many young Chinese seek a master’s degree to gain a competitive edge amidst fierce competition for entry-level positions.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for the 25-29 age group, excluding students, increased to 6.9% in July from 6.7% in June.<\/p>\n

China’s overall urban unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in July after holding steady at 5% for the previous two months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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