People attend a job fair following the Lunar New Year holiday, in Yantai, Shandong province, China February 6, 2025. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's jobless rate for 16-to-24-year-olds, excluding college students, rose to 18.9% in August, the highest since December 2023 when the country adjusted its survey pool, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom)