Illusion of employment

We have heard plenty about college graduates bei jiu ye ("said to be employed.") We have also heard the Ministry of Education vowing to discipline those proven guilty of frauds.

Yet nobody has been investigated for liabilities. Because nobody appeared interested in finding out.

So nationwide, this year, around 70 percent of those fresh from college have reportedly landed a job upon graduation. With a solid 30 percent unable to get employment, we cannot say this is great. But with the economy like this, and the job market witnessing its most severe shrinkage, 70 per cent is way above what we once dared to imagine.