Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier. Photo: Xinhua Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier. Photo: Xinhua
Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s complicated employment picture amid an economic slowdown and US trade war

  • Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier
  • But the employment situation tracked by the official purchasing manager’ index has actually worsened since last year, indicating a lower demand for new hires

Topic |   China economy
Sidney Leng
Sidney Leng

Updated: 9:56am, 1 Mar, 2019

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Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier. Photo: Xinhua Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier. Photo: Xinhua
Officially, China’s unemployment situation improved in December with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.9 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year earlier. Photo: Xinhua
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