Authorities on Tuesday abruptly said they would stop publishing age-related employment data, prompting public scepticism and concern over youth joblessness in the world's second-largestAt career fairs in Beijing this week, attendees described a challenging landscape for inexperienced candidates hoping to land their first or second jobs.
He had quit his previous job in eastern China's Zhejiang province to move closer to his family in Beijing, and was now wracked with anxiety about his prospects after a fruitless few weeks of searching. China abruptly said it would stop publishing age-related employment data, prompting public scepticism and concern over youth joblessness. Photo: Jade Gao / AFP"Recent activity data generally came on the weaker side, suggesting that the recovery is stalling," Jing Liu, Greater China chief economist at HSBC wrote in a note this week.
He also said he felt that young workers, especially those born after the mid-1990s,"are lacking psychological pressure, so they might be lazier" -- echoing the government's stance that the youth should be willing to endure hardship.However, Li Xiangyang, a 26-year-old former social media manager looking for a new job, said that"maybe in terms of promoting employment we are somewhat lacking".