China youth unemployment climbs to 17.8% in July as labour market pressures persist

China’s youth jobless rate rose sharply in July, underscoring the uneven recovery in the world’s second-largest economy despite recent signs of resilience. The unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds, excluding college students, climbed to 17.8% from 14.5% in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. That marks one of the steepest monthly increases since

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