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    China’s summer jump in youth unemployment partly receded

    June 202514.5%August 202518.9%December 202516.5%Ages 16–24 · students excluded

    In 2025 the rate rose from 14.5% in June to 18.9% in August, then fell to 16.5% in December. The summer peak does not describe the entire year.

    Source: China NBS · via DBnomics and The Paper disclosuresOpen on the chart →
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    In 2025 the rate rose from 14.5% in June to 18.9% in August, then fell to 16.5% in December. The summer peak does not describe the entire year.

    Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.

    NBS: urban labour force, excluding students, not seasonally adjusted. The new definition starts in December 2023; the old series is not joined. Statistical producer: NBS. Facts disclose each retrieval route: DBnomics mirror or a published The Paper report.

    Not seasonally adjusted. This is an observed within-year movement, not an estimate of the graduation season’s causal effect. Structural comparisons require the same months across years; gaps are not filled.

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    Does another age group or a longer time series change the picture?

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