Published: January 24, 2013
Educated and Jobless
Reluctant to take factory jobs, young college graduates in China are more likely to be unemployed than less-educated youths.
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Urban unemployment rate for 21- to 25-year-olds*
%
8.1
%
8.2
%
11.3
%
16.4
%
4.2
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
EDUCATION LEVEL
Elementary school and below
Junior high school
High school and vocational school
Junior college/polytechnic
Bachelor’s degree and above