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In an Era Without Jobs, Youth Choose Entrepreneurship
The government expanded its startup support budget to a record high in 2026, but the three-year survival rate for AI startups remains at just 56.2%. As the door to employment narrows, young people are knocking on the door of entrepreneurship. According to employment trends for March released by the National Statistics Office on April 15, 2026, the youth employment rate (ages 15–29) stood at 43.6%, down 0.9 percentage points from the same period last year.
The government expanded its startup support budget to a record high in 2026, but the three-year survival rate for AI startups remains at just 56.2%.…
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