China employment slow to return despite end of zero-COVID

Smaller cities, young workers benefit little from end to restrictions

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People attend a job fair in Beijing. Young workers, especially those with college degrees, are facing a hard time finding jobs in China. © Reuters

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Unemployment in China is on the rise despite the government having ended its strict zero-COVID restrictions in December, as the economic boost from the shift fails to reach the country's smaller cities.

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