China's New Graduates Face a Saturated Job Market and AI Disruption

中国应届毕业生求职难：就业市场饱和叠加人工智能冲击

A record 12.7 million graduates enter China's workforce this year. Youth unemployment hit 17.9% in July. AI is starting to automate entry-level white-collar roles like admin and basic analysis, but the bigger problem is a saturated market with too few quality jobs. Beijing is pressuring firms not to cut staff in the name of AI. The post profiles graduates who sent thousands of applications with little response—one spent $400 on an AI course that didn't help. The AI impact on white-collar work is still early; the stories here are more about degree inflation and a weak economy.