China suspended publication of its youth jobless data on Tuesday, saying it needed to review the methodology behind the closely watched benchmark, which has hit record highs in one of many warning signs for the world's second-largest economy.
It gets even more reasonable if you read the full quote from Fu Linghui, which Reuters decided to omit..
Not sure if you read it already, but you're absolutely right
"The college students put their focus on gaining knowledge at campuses while the public holds different opinions on whether we should include these college students in employment analysis before their graduation. Also, we need research to extend the age period of defining 'youths' as the young people are now having longer schooling years," he added.
It gets even more reasonable if you read the full quote from Fu Linghui, which Reuters decided to omit..
Not sure if you read it already, but you're absolutely right
2023-08-15 NBS suspends release of youth unemployment rate - China Daily