‘Full-time children’ move back in


Job hunting: A recruiter talking with an applicant at a job fair at a shopping centre in Beijing. A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions at least temporarily derailed by a depressed job market. — AP

When she first moved to the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen after graduating from college, Marguerite Wang imagined she would spend her career working hard in a big city. Instead, she’s living with her parents in her hometown in northeastern China.

A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions at least temporarily derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with Covid-19.

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