China’s jobless youth left in the lurch

Unemployment issue: People attending a job fair in Beijing. Official data shows one in five young people in Chinese cities was out of work in July – more than three times the national average and the highest recorded since January 2018. — AFP

BEIJING: China’s slowing economy has left millions of young people fiercely competing for an ever-slimming raft of jobs and facing an increasingly uncertain future.

Official data released this month showed one in five young people in Chinese cities was out of work in July – more than three times the national average and the highest recorded since January 2018.