Chinese college graduates are unemployed, universities face political pressure to prevent social unrest

The class of 2024 is now leaving Chinese universities,and unemployment is a common phenomenon across the country.Experts warn that if unemployment continues to worsen,it may only be a matter of time before social unrest breaks out In order to stem the tide of unemployment,Chinese authorities have ordered local governments to find ways to increase employment and encourage university graduates to work at the grassroots level,start their own businesses or join the military.At the university level,the schools themselves are also under tremendous pressure.Even party secretaries and teachers are under tremendous political pressure to help graduates who can't find jobs. The college teachers interviewed told VOA that now no matter how big the professors are,they have to focus on employment,and teachers are reluctant to do so.Schools can't avoid cutting corners when counting employment.However,China's leading demographers stressed that the difficulty of college students finding jobs is not directly related to the number of graduates.Unless the economic situation improves,the tide of unemployment will be difficult to stop.

Talking about politics everywhere, including employment

According to official data,the number of Chinese college graduates in 2024 will reach 11.79 million,setting a new record.According to the "2024 College Student Employment Research Report" recently released by Zhaopin.com,Faced with the severe employment situation, starting from the end of June, the Ministry of Education of China organized a special supervision on the employment of college graduates in 2024,Prior to this supervision,the Ministry of Education launched the "100-day sprint" action for the employment of college graduates in 2024.This action,which will last until August,is currently being accelerated in many provinces and cities in China.At the same time,it speeds up the organization of policy-based job recruitment and guides and encourages graduates to make contributions to the grassroots.due to the economic downturn,China's unemployed population is still surging.A college teacher in Hunan told VOA that the employment situation has not been good.

Under pressure,colleges and universities are trying to expand employment channels.According to Chinese media reports,in addition to traditional job fairs,many universities, including Sichuan University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Heilongjiang University,and North China University of Water Resources .