BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The youth jobless rate in China fell in December for 16-to-24 year-olds, excluding college students, to 16.5% from 16.9% a month prior, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday.
Unemployment among the 25-29 year-old segment, also excluding college students, dropped to 6.9% from 7.2% while those in the 30-59 year-old range saw joblessness rising slightly to 3.9%, compared with 3.8% in November.
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Qiaoyi Li; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
