Youth unemployment in China jumps to 17.1pc in July

China's slowing economy has left millions of young people competing for an ever-slimming raft of jobs and facing an increasingly uncertain future. [AFP]

Youth unemployment in China ticked up to 17.1 per cent in July, official figures showed, the highest level this year as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting headwinds.

China is battling soaring joblessness among young people, a heavily indebted property sector and intensifying trade issues with the West.