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China’s youth face bleak job market as COVID slows economy

Commuters walk through a subway station during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. China's 11 million university graduates are struggling in a bleak job market this summer as repeated shutdowns under China's anti-COVID lockdowns forced companies to retrench and driven many restaurants and other small employers out of business. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Commuters walk through a subway station during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. China's 11 million university graduates are struggling in a bleak job market this summer as repeated shutdowns under China's anti-COVID lockdowns forced companies to retrench and driven many restaurants and other small employers out of business. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Commuters walk through a subway station during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. China's 11 million university graduates are struggling in a bleak job market this summer as repeated shutdowns under China's anti-COVID lockdowns forced companies to retrench and driven many restaurants and other small employers out of business. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Recent college graduate Liu Qian sits in the room she rents in an apartment in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Liu is one of 11 million new graduates desperate for work in a bleak job market as anti-virus controls force factories, restaurants and other employers to close. The survivors are cutting jobs and wages. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) Recent college graduate Liu Qian works on her laptop computer in the room she rents in an apartment in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Liu is one of 11 million new graduates desperate for work in a bleak job market as anti-virus controls force factories, restaurants and other employers to close. The survivors are cutting jobs and wages. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) Recent college graduate Liu Qian works on her laptop computer in the room she rents in an apartment in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Liu is one of 11 million new graduates desperate for work in a bleak job market as anti-virus controls force factories, restaurants and other employers to close. The survivors are cutting jobs and wages. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) Commuters ride on a subway train during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. China's 11 million university graduates are struggling in a bleak job market this summer as repeated shutdowns under China's anti-COVID lockdowns forced companies to retrench and driven many restaurants and other small employers out of business. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Recent college graduate Liu Qian walks along a street in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Liu is one of 11 million new graduates desperate for work in a bleak job market as anti-virus controls force factories, restaurants and other employers to close. The survivors are cutting jobs and wages. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)