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Millions of Young Chinese Can’t Find Jobs: Live Off Parents or Scavenge for Scrap to Survive on October 17, 2026 #chinaobserver
According to China’s Ministry of Education, the number of college graduates in 2026 is expected to reach a record 12.7 million, about 480,000 more than in 2025. Including unemployed graduates from previous years and students returning from overseas, the total number of job seekers is expected to double. Chapter 1: The employment crisis
0:022 secondsStarting today, I'm never going to work another day. I'm making this video as proof I'll never work another day. Even if I have to beg for food, even if I
0:1010 secondsstarve to death, I'm not going back to work.
0:1414 secondsMy parents spent over 100,000 UN on my education and I spent 4 years in college. I'm the only college graduate
0:2121 secondsin my family. I graduated this June and I've been looking for work for a long time, but so far nothing has worked out.
Chapter 2: Underreported statistics
0:2727 secondsAccording to China's Ministry of Education, the number of college graduates in 2026, is expected to reach a record 12.7 million, about 480,000
0:3636 secondsmore than in 2025, including unemployment graduates from previous years, and students returning from overseas. The total number of job
0:4343 secondsseekers is expected to double. China's youth unemployment rate rose to 18.9% in August, its highest level in a year. But
0:5151 secondsexperts say the official rate does not capture the full scale of the employment crisis faced by young people.
0:5656 secondsExperienced Chinese capital markets professional Shu Jen said that the Chinese government changed how unemployment is measured. The youth unemployment rate only converts urban
1:051 minute, 5 secondsresidents actively seeking work. People who are unemployed or stuck in low-paying jobs without benefits are still counted as employed. Many young
1:121 minute, 12 secondspeople who have given up looking depend on their parents or stay in school for graduate degrees are excluded along with hidden unemployment in rural areas. The
1:201 minute, 20 secondsofficial rate makes the situation look better than it is.
1:241 minute, 24 secondsI'm unemployed unemployed at 26. To put it bluntly, I cost too much to employ.
1:301 minute, 30 secondsSo, it's time to replace me.
Chapter 3: The 'unfinished children'
1:361 minute, 36 secondsIn Shian, even people with bachelor's degrees can't make 3,000 a month. I really want to work in food delivery.
1:421 minute, 42 secondsLast time I said I had a bachelor's degree and they rejected me. I tried another location and said I had an associates degree, but they didn't believe me.
1:531 minute, 53 secondsFinding a job is really, really hard right now. I graduated with a master's degree in June 2026.
1:591 minute, 59 secondsThe woman says she had sent out around 2,300 RS this year. Most employers had read them without replying, leaving her extremely anxious. With college
2:072 minutes, 7 secondsgraduates struggling to find jobs, more young Chinese people are losing hope for the future. They face a difficult choice. Take a low-paying job, live off
2:152 minutes, 15 secondstheir parents as so-called unfinished children, or simply stop working.
2:192 minutes, 19 secondsUnfinished children is a term that has become popular on Chinese social media in recent years. The term is inspired by China's abandoned housing projects where
2:272 minutes, 27 secondsbuildings are left unfinished. It describes young people who spent years studying where their parents invested heavily in their education only to graduate into unemployment, depend on
their parents, or settle for low-wage work. Their lives seem to have stalled before they could truly begin. On October 5th, an article titled, "More
Chapter 4: Stalled life plans
2:422 minutes, 42 secondsyoung people in Shanghai are seeing their lives stall," struck a chord with young urban Chinese. It told the story of Shiaan, born in 1992, who used to
2:502 minutes, 50 secondswork at Bite Dance. She once calculated how much she needed for a down payment and planned to marry and have children before 30. Now she carries a faded canvas bag and orders two cold beers.
3:003 minutesShe laughed. My life has pretty much stalled. I lost my down payment savings in investments. Quit my job almost 6 months ago and now I grow flowers at
3:083 minutes, 8 secondshome every day. The term unfinished children was already sparking discussion in 2024. After more than a decade of education, many young people graduated
3:163 minutes, 16 secondsstraight into unemployment. Some returned to their hometowns to live off their parents as full-time children.
3:213 minutes, 21 secondsEven the dating scene has quietly changed. One social media user said, "People used to ask whether a potential partner owned a home. Now they ask how
3:293 minutes, 29 secondsmuch their parents receive in retirement benefits. China now has 323 million people aged 60 and older, accounting for
3:363 minutes, 36 seconds23% of its population. With home prices no longer rising, steady monthly retirement income has become especially valuable for young people. Simply having
3:443 minutes, 44 secondsparents who can support themselves is a major relief. And lately, the struggles facing young people have taken another turn. A recent annual spending statement
Chapter 5: Dependence vs. survival
3:523 minutes, 52 secondsfrom an unemployed woman in Eunan sparked widespread debate. She spent just 2,858 yen in a year less 8 yen a
3:593 minutes, 59 secondsday on average. She lived and ate at her parents' home. Critics said her parents pay for the home, utilities, and meals.
4:054 minutes, 5 secondsEvery UN she saved was a cost shifted onto them. They called it a new form of living off parents. Others disagreed.
4:124 minutes, 12 secondsThey said she never asked for money. It was simply one more person eating at the family table. Supporters said truly living off parents means draining their
4:194 minutes, 19 secondslifetime savings for a down payment, then asking them to help with a mortgage or getting married and having children while still expecting parents to provide
4:274 minutes, 27 secondsevery meal. This unemployed woman spent only 2,858 yen all year and never asked her family for cash. One vlogger said
4:354 minutes, 35 secondsyoung people may be choosing this lifestyle temporarily, not because they are lazy or avoiding responsibility.
4:414 minutes, 41 secondsThey may have sent out countless resumes without a reply, been told after interviews to wait for a call that never came, been suddenly laid off, or face rejection at one job after another.
4:534 minutes, 53 secondsThis is a new kind of dependence on parents. But it's emotional rather than financial. Many young people born after 2000 face enormous pressure finding
5:015 minutes, 1 secondwork. So they give up trying and choose a lowcost lifestyle with few material wants. They live for the moment and enjoy themselves. Few plan for the
Chapter 6: Emotional and social toll
5:105 minutes, 10 secondsfuture or think about saving money. They may not depend on their parents financially, but their parents have spent half their lives hoping for a better future for them. Now those hopes are gone. That's a huge emotional blow.
5:215 minutes, 21 secondsParents can't help worrying about what will happen when they're no longer around. Who will take care of their children if they're still struggling?
5:275 minutes, 27 secondsBut if they speak up, it sounds like lecturing or pressuring them to marry.
Their children just pull away. Being a parent today is really hard. This emotional dependence leaves parents constantly worried, sometimes unable to
5:385 minutes, 38 secondseat or sleep. Many young people can't keep up with the competition, but they can't really relax either. Some leave big cities to live quietly in the
5:465 minutes, 46 secondscountryside. Others stay in rented rooms, stop working and socializing, and slowly lose touch with the outside world. What has pushed some young people into this situation?
5:575 minutes, 57 secondsA lot of people in Nanjing don't have jobs now. If you don't believe me, go to a park. There are far more people walking around than in previous years.
6:046 minutes, 4 secondsOthers are lying around at home near New Street subway station on the basement level of Dji Plaza. It's packed even during work hours on weekdays. Look at
6:126 minutes, 12 secondsthe street where I'm filming. There are lots of people here at this hour, too. I just want to know if you're not working, how are you paying your bills?
Chapter 7: Generational friction
6:226 minutes, 22 secondsHave you noticed how some young people won't work and just keep eyeing their parents' pensions? They say, "My parents aren't using the money anyway. Of course, I should be able to spend it.
6:316 minutes, 31 secondsYou gave birth to me, so you have to support me for life. What's wrong with spending a little? Well, are you over 18? Do you have hands and feet? Your
6:386 minutes, 38 secondsparents did their duty by raising you to adulthood. Their pension is for their medical care and retirement. How can you feel entitled to it? Some young people
6:456 minutes, 45 secondstoday have absolutely no shame. A photo of a thin-faced young man once spread widely online. He had been a child prodigy admitted to a mathematics
6:546 minutes, 54 secondsdoctoral program at a prestigious Chinese university at 16. When Chinese online media interviewed him years later, he was living off his parents,
7:027 minutes, 2 secondsreceiving 10,000 yen every 2 to 3 months. He said openly, "I could be happy my whole life just eating, doing
7:097 minutes, 9 secondsnothing, and waiting to die." Social media users commented, "Living off your parents really is becoming a trend. I survive entirely on my parents'
7:187 minutes, 18 secondspensions. The problem is, without their help, I'd starve." Another vlogger defended young people who rely on their parents.
7:317 minutes, 31 secondsWhen married young adults keep relying on their parents, people usually give two explanations. Either the young people aren't trying hard enough or
7:387 minutes, 38 secondstheir parents' pensions are too generous. But the most painful part is what's happening on both sides. Yes, some young people are lazy and have
7:467 minutes, 46 secondsunrealistic expectations, but many work themselves to exhaustion and take home only 5,000 or 6,000 yen a month. Rent
7:537 minutes, 53 secondsmay eat up half of that. Others are overwhelmed by car loans or mortgages.
7:577 minutes, 57 secondsOne pay cut or layoff can leave them unable to cover their expenses. Do they really not want independence? Often they simply can't afford it. Meanwhile, some
Chapter 8: Shrinking opportunities
8:068 minutes, 6 secondsretirees collect 7,000 or 8,000 yen or even 30,000 yen a month without working.
8:128 minutes, 12 secondsThat can be more than their children earn. So, who is really supporting whom? Yet, some parents show no understanding.
8:188 minutes, 18 secondsThey criticize their children for being incapable or irresponsible while enjoying generous retirement benefits themselves. A harmonious family should recognize how times have changed.
8:288 minutes, 28 secondsParents should understand how hard life is for young people and young people should appreciate their parents and remember how hard they worked to earn what they have today. Don't you agree?
One vlogger said the entire society has become dependent on older generations.
8:478 minutes, 47 secondsSomething has really struck me lately.
8:498 minutes, 49 secondsSometimes you can't blame young people for living off their parents because society as a whole is doing it. I think the age when graduates can become
8:578 minutes, 57 secondsfinancially independent will keep getting pushed back. And by financial independence, I don't mean buying a car or home on your own. I mean earning
9:049 minutes, 4 secondsenough to cover food, clothing, housing, and transportation occasionally go out with friends and enjoy a hobby. Even that is a real achievement now. More
9:139 minutes, 13 secondsthan 10 years ago, college graduates could usually do that at 22 or 23. Today it's really difficult right after graduation. A couple of days ago, I saw
9:229 minutes, 22 secondsa school here hiring temporary teachers without permanent positions. I was curious about the pay, so I checked. It was 3,000 UN a month, including social
9:319 minutes, 31 secondsinsurance contributions. After deductions, you take home only a little over 2,000 yuan. In fact, many families
9:389 minutes, 38 secondsare struggling. Their elderly parents have no generous pensions, so young people have no one they can rely on.
9:479 minutes, 47 secondsThere are four people in the family who aren't working. One older sister works two jobs and she still has to do chores when she gets home. Every day is worse
9:559 minutes, 55 secondsthan the last. We're too poor. There's nothing we can do.
10:0310 minutes, 3 secondsLook everyone, that's my mom going through the trash again. See, she used to collect cardboard boxes and things like that. She told me competition for
Chapter 9: Signs of desperation
10:1010 minutes, 10 secondsrecyclables has become much fiercer this year. People wait by the trash cans to collect things. You wouldn't believe it, but even restaurant owners and owners of ma jang and card rooms are doing it.
10:2010 minutes, 20 secondsThey compete with my mom for cardboard and clothes people throw out when moving. Even people in their 20s and 30s are collecting trash now. She never saw
10:2810 minutes, 28 secondsthat last year. This year, young people are searching through the same trash cans, sometimes several times a day.
10:3510 minutes, 35 secondsWhat's going on? Why are so many people collecting recyclables this year? A landlord confronted an unemployed young woman about her overdue rent.
10:4410 minutes, 44 secondsHey, are you home? She won't answer my calls or reply on WeChat. I'm coming to the door. Oh, you are home. Oh, it's the landlord. Your rent is 7 days overdue.
10:5410 minutes, 54 secondsIt's only a little over 600 plus utilities. Yeah, money's been really tight lately. I lost my job, too. Did
11:0111 minutes, 1 secondyou quit your job yourself? Yes. Aren't you going to look for another job? I am.
11:0511 minutes, 5 secondsI've been looking these past few days, but you still have to pay the rent. I'm really short on money. Could you give me about one more week? Some young people
11:1211 minutes, 12 secondswho move to cities for work refuse to go home even when they can't find a job.
11:2011 minutes, 20 secondsA lot of people ask me why I don't go home if I can't find work. What would I go home for? So they can judge me, laugh at me, mock me. Even if I die in my
11:2811 minutes, 28 secondsrented room, even if I die out here, I'm not going home. I came here to work. If I can't find a job, I'll just stay in my room playing on my phone and playing
11:3711 minutes, 37 secondsgames. I don't have to go home. I don't want their judgment, their ridicule, or even their concern.
Chapter 10: A wider social challenge
11:4511 minutes, 45 secondsIf society gives young people no way forward, their families have to give them somewhere to turn. When children graduate and can't find work, it's
government figures show little overall change in China surveyed urban unemployment rate or the unemployment rate for the 16 to 24 year olds over the
12:1412 minutes, 14 secondspast 3 years. But that doesn't match many people's experiences. Employers are becoming more cautious. Graduates are finding it harder to get hired and
12:2312 minutes, 23 secondspeople who once held stable jobs are turning to ride hailing, food delivery, and other work officials call flexible employment. Many young Chinese adults
12:3112 minutes, 31 secondsnow face fewer job openings and tougher competition, leaving them increasingly frustrated. They are realizing that years of hard work may not give them a
12:3912 minutes, 39 secondsbetter life than their parents had. Some have even had to move back home. Stable jobs are harder to find, pushing millions into gig work with
12:4612 minutes, 46 secondsunpredictable incomes. Others struggle under intense workplace pressure. As unemployment grows, traditional milestones such as financial
12:5512 minutes, 55 secondsindependence, a steady career, marriage, and children seem increasingly out of reach for many genzers. In recent years,
13:0213 minutes, 2 secondssome young people have shared stories of their so-called retirement in the countryside after being laid off, quitting their jobs, and never finding
13:0913 minutes, 9 secondswork. These self-described retirees are either taking extended breaks, or are unemployed. Last year, a group of young
13:1713 minutes, 17 secondspeople were seen begging on the streets of Dali Oldtown in Yunan. Each had a sign asking for money or displayed the words on a phone. Asked why they were
13:2513 minutes, 25 secondsbegging, they said, "We can't find jobs and we don't want to live off our parents, so begging is our only option." They said they were not bothering or
13:3313 minutes, 33 secondsdeceiving anyone and saw nothing wrong with it. China affairs expert Young Bo say young Chinese people facing hardship are showing more helplessness than
13:4113 minutes, 41 secondsanger. Many parents still help their adult children financially, easing some of the immediate pressure. But growing disappointment and disillusionment among
13:4913 minutes, 49 secondsyoung people could pose a greater social risk. If those feelings build into collective resentment, they could fuel unrest that presents a bigger challenge to the Chinese authorities.
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