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China's youth unemployment rate just hit a new high and its GDP growth missed analysts' expectations
China posted 6.3% second-quarter GDP growth from a year ago, missing economists' expectations of 7.…
Huileng Tan
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The hits keep coming for China's economy its July report card missed expectations and it altogether omitted youth unemployment stats from the announcement
Youth unemployment had soared to a record high of 21.3% in the second quarter of 2023, per the stat…
Kai Xiang Teo
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China's youth unemployment is so dire that it's inspired recent college grads to post pictures of themselves sprawled on the ground in 'zombie-style' poses
Youth unemployment rates hit a record high of 20.8% in May. This means one out of five of those bet…
Huileng Tan
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Why are thousands of youngsters up in arms against the Agnipath scheme?
Only 10.3% of higher secondary students, which is the minimum qualification for army cadet jobs, ar…
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President Xi Jinping says he doesn't want a hodgepodge 'street stall economy' in Beijing, even as China's youth unemployment rates hit a record high
Big cities in China are trying to boost employment with street stalls as the country's post-COVID e…
Huileng Tan
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One in 5 Chinese young adults looking for work is unemployed. The lack of work slows down the whole economy
In June, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported that employment for ages 16 - 24 hit a reco…
Sebastian Cahill
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When I turned 40 I was broke, unemployed, and living in a van. Then I started sharing my life online, and now I no longer feel ashamed.
When Annie Wonderlich lost her business, she moved into a van. At first she was ashamed of her life…
Aimee Pearcy
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Georgia's new Senator-elect Jon Ossoff is a millennial success story
The first millennial senator, Jon Ossoff is also likely the first senator to tweet "n00b 4 lyfe" an…
Juliana Kaplan
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Meet post-pandemic Gen Z, the most unemployed generation which is now in danger of repeating millennials' struggles
The generation, the oldest of whom turned 23 this year, has been grappling with the pandemic during…
Hillary Hoffower
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'Bedmates' are a hot commodity for China's broke and jobless youth, who say they need to sleep next to strangers just to survive in the country's megacities
While "hot-bedding," or taking turns to use a bed, is gaining traction in the West, Chinese "bedmat…
Matthew Loh
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This is why India’s MBAs and engineers may be hoping to turn watchman and sanitation workers
In a recent development, over 500,000 candidates — including MBAs, engineering graduates and oth…
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Unemployment diary: I'm a 31-year-old youth care worker in Delaware who's been out of work since July
"Having my wife and kids here, not treating me like I lost my job, is the only reason I stayed sane…
Taylor Goebel
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Young and Jobless: 63% Indians between 20-24 are unemployed
The country which is known for its youngest populations — is unable to provide them with employm…
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Unemployment in India highest among urban youth, says government data
As the Modi government enters its second term, unemployment remains the biggest challenge in India.…
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These 4 trends are keeping Boomers unemployed and holding the US back from a full recovery
Millions of seniors were pushed into early retirement. Failure to rehire them can steer the US "int…
Ben Winck
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill rolling back child labor laws in response to business owner complaints over labor shortages. Iowa's unemployment rate was under 3% last month.
The law allows 14- and 15-year-olds to participate in "light" manufacturing and older teens to serv…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A staggering 80% of engineers in India are unemployable: Report
While the Indian government and IT firms have been busy launching various programs to bring emergin…
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One in every three working professionals in India feels stuck and going nowhere in their jobs: LinkedIn survey
One in every three professionals in India feels like they are ‘sleepwalking’ — stagnant, reaching n…
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IMF economist raises concern over rising youth unemployment in India
This may be due to the challenging labour market in India, gender gap, unemployment and job qual…
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8 million Chinese youths sat for a test in the style of an 'imperial examination' — all for a job that pays about $7,000 a year
With unemployment raging and only 200,000 positions available, people are fighting for the one-in-4…