China's unemployment data for August 2026:
Ages 16–24: unemployment rate is 18.9%
Ages 25–29: unemployment rate is 7.5%
Ages 30–59: unemployment rate is 3.9%
Summer industrial data for the United States and Japan
United States ages 16–24 July unemployment rate: about 9.1%
Japan ages 15–24 July unemployment rate: about 3.4%
From 2018 to now, China’s unemployment rate has continued to rise. Young people’s unemployment rate is indeed a bit high—no wonder everyone has become part of the flexible workforce.
Ages 16–24: unemployment rate is 18.9%
Ages 25–29: unemployment rate is 7.5%
Ages 30–59: unemployment rate is 3.9%
Summer industrial data for the United States and Japan
United States ages 16–24 July unemployment rate: about 9.1%
Japan ages 15–24 July unemployment rate: about 3.4%
From 2018 to now, China’s unemployment rate has continued to rise. Young people’s unemployment rate is indeed a bit high—no wonder everyone has become part of the flexible workforce.
