China suspended publication of its youth jobless data on Tuesday, saying it needed to review the methodology behind the closely watched benchmark, which has hit record highs in one of many warning signs for the world's second-largest economy.
The next question that comes to mind is - you know the number of students, deduct that from your percentage and you’re done.
The answer is probably that labour force data like this is usually collected through surveys of samples of the population, while the enrolment data would be collected from educational institutions.
Just publish two numbers that includes / excludes students?
The next question that comes to mind is - you know the number of students, deduct that from your percentage and you’re done.
The answer is probably that labour force data like this is usually collected through surveys of samples of the population, while the enrolment data would be collected from educational institutions.