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Stats bureau issues misleading June unemployment data

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June’s unemployment data paints a misleading picture of China’s labor market.
Per data published by the stats bureau (NBS):

Unemployment in June remained flat at 5%, the same as the previous month.
Youth unemployment clocked in at 13.2%, a significant drop from May’s 14.2%.

The problem: The data d...