China's unemployment rate by age group: 16.5% for 16-24 year olds, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous month - Chinese media

The National Bureau of Statistics recently released the unemployment rate statistics by age group for March. In March, the unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds in urban areas nationwide was 16.5%, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous month, and for 25-
The unemployment rate for 29-year-olds fell 0.1 percentage point to 7.2%, while the unemployment rate for those aged 30 to 59 fell 0.2 percentage point to 4.1%. Both figures exclude people enrolled in school.
The average surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas nationwide in the first quarter (January-March) was 5.3%. The surveyed unemployment rate in March was 5.2%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month.
According to a bureau official, the surveyed unemployment rate for January rose 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 5.2%, affected by seasonal job losses in industries such as agriculture and construction.
On Monday, the unemployment rate rose to 5.4% as companies' employment demand decreased due to the long holiday. In March, employment in various industries gradually recovered and the labor market became more active. The unemployment rate fell to 5.2%.
However, it was flat compared to the same month last year.