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China’s youth jobless rate hits 11-month high in July

By Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2026 | 12:52 AM

BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) – China’s urban unemployment ​rate for ‌youths in July rose to 17.9%, data ‌released ​by ⁠the National Bureau ⁠of Statistics showed on Wednesday, the worst ​reading since August ⁠2025 and ⁠up from ​14.9% in ​June.

For people aged 25 ‌to 29, the unemployment rate was ⁠7.2%, up from 7.1% in June. ⁠The ‌rate ⁠for 30-to-59-year-olds ​dipped ‌to 3.9% from ​4.0%.

(Reporting ⁠by Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen; Editing by Tom ​Hogue)