China stops releasing youth jobs data

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 16, 2023 12:27 am

BEIJING: China said it would stop publishing data on its rising youth unemployment rate on Tuesday, as it released a raft of disappointing figures that stoked concerns over the state of the world's second-largest economy.

Shortly before the latest uninspiring indicators were published, the central bank cut a key interest rate in an effort to boost flagging growth.

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