China: youth unemployment is over four times the rate at ages 30–59
September 2026: 18.0% versus 3.9%, a 4.6-fold gap. Ages 25–29: 7.4%. Urban labour force; students excluded.
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September 2026: 18.0% versus 3.9%, a 4.6-fold gap. Ages 25–29: 7.4%. Urban labour force; students excluded.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- Ages 16–24 %
2026-09: 18.0
- Data disclosure: Ages 16–24 %
2026-09: 18.0
- Ages 25–29 %
2026-09: 7.4
- Data disclosure: Ages 25–29 %
2026-09: 7.4
- Ages 30–59 %
2026-09: 3.9
- Data disclosure: Ages 30–59 %
2026-09: 3.9
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.
An age-group snapshot, not one cohort followed as it ages. It does not mean 18% of all young Chinese people are unemployed. Latest points were checked against NBS disclosure reports; its direct API was unavailable at retrieval.
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