According to the May 16 data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the national urban survey unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points in April to 6. 1%, a record high since March 2020.

According to different age groups, the unemployment rate of young people aged 16-24 in April was 18.2%, which was the first to break through the high point in April 2020. The unemployment rate of the population aged 25-59 is 5.3%, which is 0. 1 percentage point higher than last month, and the highest level since June 2020.

It is roughly estimated that the employed population in cities and towns in China is about 500-600 million. Every increase of 0. 1 percentage point means that millions of urban workers are unemployed.

At the same time, according to the Report on the Prosperity of College Graduates' Employment Market in the First Quarter of 2022 released by Zhaopin, compared with the first quarter of 20021,the number of college graduates' recruitment needs decreased by 8%, and the number of job seekers increased by 75%.

According to the Survey Report on the Employability of College Students in 2022 released by Zhaopin, as of mid-April, 46.7% of the fresh graduates in 2022 have successfully applied for jobs, which is lower than 62.8% in 202 1. 38. 1% get 1 to 3 job opportunities; 15.4% has been signed, which is lower than last year's 18.3%.

The graduates of 2022 actively lowered their employment expectations, with an average monthly salary of 6,507 yuan, which was about 12% lower than that of 7,395 yuan in 202 1 session. The monthly contract salary reached 1 10,000 yuan and above, accounting for 10.7%, which was about 8.5 percentage points lower than last year.

By mid-April, the work of spring double elections in most colleges and universities has also ended, and more than half of them have not received the offer, and they will graduate in two months. Many graduates have to concentrate on their graduation thesis, which shows the employment pressure of graduates.