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Inequality, Unemployment Higher Than Expected
A new survey suggests that China’s Gini coefficient—a measure of inequality—is far higher than either other recent estimates or the 0.4 mark often said to represent potentially destabilising inequality. China has not...
Read MoreWu Qidi (吴启迪): Graduate Unemployment Not All Universities’ Fault
Southern People Weekly magazine interviewed Wu Qidi, former deputy education minister, for her thoughts on the impact of social environments on schooling, perceived differences between Western and Chinese educational systems,...
Read MoreChina Warns of Unemployment Risk
While some show optimism towards the Chinese economy, others are taking a more cautious position. Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming is one of them. Rising unemployment may trigger social unrest, according to Chen. From BBC:...
Read MorePhoto: Certificate of Unemployment
A certificate of unemployment, via sonyasonya.
Read MoreChina Faces Worst Unemployment in Decades as Slowdown Deepens
Unemployment in China may be reaching a 30-year high, according to Bloomberg: Registered unemployment rose to 4.2 percent as of Dec. 31, Yin Chengji, spokesman for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said in a...
Read MoreChina Battles Unemployment to Deter Unrest
Faced with declining growth, China is turning its attention toward the plight of unemployed recent university graduates, whose numbers have swelled to 1.5 million. From The Financial Times: Tackling unemployment among university...
Read MoreChinese Caddies Join the Unemployment Line
According to MarketWatch, another sign of a shrinking Chinese economy is the rising number of unemployed golf caddies: In recent weeks, China has gone from optimism it could escape the global slowdown to a realization its export...
Read MoreUnemployment Fears Stalk Once-roaring China
From Reuters: Short of food and running low on cash, a group of men huddled under a bridge in Beijing and waited for someone, anyone to come by and offer them work, any work. The global economic slowdown is taking a toll on...
Read MoreQuote of the Day: Official Disposable Income Figures Derided as “Today’s Daily Dose of Humor”
On March 16, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that the Chinese economy was off to a good start in 2024, with reported 5.3% year-on-year GDP growth in the first quarter of the year. The better-than-expected...
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