From the chinese press

Job rate should reflect reality

According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the employment rate of college graduates last year was 90.7 percent, 3 percentage points higher than that in 2009. Inspiring as it is, the employment rate probably fails to mirror the actual employment status of graduates, says an article in Jiefang Daily. Excerpts:

The method used to determine the employment rate has created some scandals in recent years and has been criticized. But despite the controversy, there is hardly any investigation mechanism to eliminate the shortcomings in the method. Government officials cling to their statistical methods, claiming them to be scientific and factual.