China published youth unemployment data Wednesday for the first time since the jobless rate hit a record high in June last year, using a new method that showed an apparent improvement. China announced a 14.9% jobless rate for people between 16 and 24 in December, using the new method, which excludes students. The statistics bureau stopped publishing the politically sensitive figure last year, after it reached 21.3% in June. It came as the National Bureau of Statistics announced that 's economy hit growth targets in 2023, following the end of the country's years of pandemic-era isolation. The change in methodology came after youth…
