China jobs: halting youth-unemployment data criticised as ‘counterproductive’, worsening transparency
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Record-setting joblessness among those aged 16-24 in China had surpassed 21 per cent before authorities decided a recalibration was in order, abruptly halting the release of data in a move deemed ‘counterproductive’.