A new survey shows that the real unemployment rate in China is double the official level, and layoffs rose sharply among migrant workers in the past year, underlining a challenge for China's new leaders to maintain growth.
From Citigroup, a look at the unemployment rates in some major countries. Notice anything weird from the land of made-up economic statistics? (See answer below).
Update: A few commenters got it. Chinese unemployment doesn't fluctuate!
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