China’s youth face growing job crisis | 101 East Documentary
China is experiencing a prolonged economic slowdown, which has led to a youth unemployment crisis.
In 2023, the rate of 16 to 24-year-olds unable to find jobs reached a record high of 21.3 percent.
Following the release of those figures, the government suspended reporting before revising its methodology to exclude university students.
According to the latest figures, the rate is now 15.7 percent. Young people say they are having to settle for low-paying jobs, if they can find one at all.
101 East follows young jobseekers as they navigate China’s challenging labour market.
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20 Comments
Last year 9 million fresh grads… A year before last year more than that.. That not counted those fail to grads.. Practically its a good job for that government able to create a new "fresh million jobs" in that market.. No doubts, with that number of yearly new grads in this era of world chaotic climax, its pretty hard to secure their dream job..
Looking at the clip, there is 20% of unemployed youth which is about 2 million ppl for Al-Jazeera to choose, but you selected those which "something wrong" characteristics.. The guys which grads from a reputable University, he expect to earn a decent salary after grads.. simply because he is graduated from a reputable University which not in any World Top U ranking list.. I am doubt there will be any China boss will recruit him with that mindset..
You choose Journalism to find a high-paying job?
Students of history know. Read about the Luddite horses. This time around we are the horses.
this makes me so sad. it seems like the entire world is crumbling
There must be growing impact from AI and automation. China's is the world's factory so it is being first and hardest but we are all in trouble if we don't wake up. We have to rethink how the economy and society function but we haven't even started.
16:00 i think most asians are like that. I hope you find a job soon.
We don't need jobs we need money.
I hope to they open a restaurant however i can understand why theyre scared to take the chance, they're old and living and working on the farm is all they've ever known. Its a daunting prospect for them but it's one i hope they take
China should avertise for more tourism from the west, here in uk you never see any adverts or promotions to visit china but i think if they did alot of people would go
Unemployment is happening in every country, even in my country that is why i go to so Saudi Arabia. Luckily i find a well paid job. Thank you God. 🙏
they all have iphones , mac …. hmmm
Feng sui cannot even save China from its failling economy.😂😂
Man its depressing, but knowing Im definitely not the only one helps a little a bit. The grind goes on….
Good documentary!! it speaks alot on whats happening everywhere else..job scarcity, high taxes & pile of pressure..AI is almost taking over some of the jobs😢😢
The way the woman at 16:02 was describing how its very chinese of her to "not want to burden her friends with the ups and down of her emotions…." was very interesting. I never considered that was a cultural thing. Im thinking its more for young people…..and I think it might be a bad thing
Jia You!!! Jia You!!! 💪
Same here in the UK, it's so hard to find a job.
People are always slaves to a bigger power, it's god or devil of human chain, Good god wants us to happy but devil in jealous , money is scam be patient to find out way of peace , some of us use people as cheap labor bye I lost in the world
"Study hard, so that you have a good future" universal scam 😂
Same thing here in Spain with 25% of youth unemployment (it's better for university graduates but not by much), finding the first job is very hard unless you are a stem graduate and the pay is probably going to be that of worker with lower education for the first years.