Record Number of College Students to Graduate in China in 2025 as Unemployment Crisis Persists

Published on November 19, 2024

A record number of new college graduates is set to hit China’s job market in 2025, while this year’s graduates are still struggling to find employment amid a sluggish economy. The large number of college graduates will exacerbate China’s unemployment crisis and could lead to social unrest, analysts told The Epoch Times. In 2025, more than 12.2 million students will complete their third-level education, up 430,000 from this year’s number, according to China’s state media Xinhua News Agency, which cited data revealed at a joint meeting held by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Nov. 14....