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China's surge of college graduates finds white-collar work elusive
As if college seniors hadn't watched their job prospects sink low enough.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Job Crisis Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-02-04
China, France add to global jobs gloom
BEIJING (AFP) - China and France became the latest leading economies to announce sharp increases in unemployment on Monday as US President Barack Obama tried to steer a huge stimulus package through the Senate.
Nations:China France South Korea People:Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Job Crisis 2008 France Recession Source:(AFP)
2009-02-02
China: Up to 26 million migrants now jobless
BEIJING - An estimated 26 million desperately poor rural Chinese are jobless after pinning their hopes on factory jobs that dried up due to the global economic slowdown, an official said Monday, noting that widespread unemployment could threaten the country's social stability.
People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Job Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-02-02
As economy sours, China frets over jobless graduates
HANGZHOU, China -- Like many college seniors in China , Pan Junjie will have bad news for his parents when he sees them for the Lunar New Year festival on Jan. 26 , China's most important holiday: He'll graduate from one of China's top law schools in June, but he still doesn't have a job lined up.
Nations:China Australia People:Wen Jiabao Deng Xiaoping Activities:2008 China Job Crisis China Hu Jintao Admin. Source:(McClatchy)
2009-01-15
Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid global slowdown
HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese computer giant Lenovo announced Thursday it would cut about 2,500 jobs, roughly 11 percent of its worldwide workforce, after suffering losses due to the global economic crisis.
Nations:Russia Activities:2008 China Job Crisis 2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AFP)
2009-01-08
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