China stares at rising unemployment crisisDespite efforts by public and private sectors in China to encourage increased hiring, the youth unemployment rate in the country continues ...
30 May, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
China heading towards social instability as unemployment rises to historic levelSome young Chinese are purposefully living paycheck-to-paycheck, calling themselves the "moonlight clan" - participants now buy luxuries li...
25 Apr, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
China to roll out measures to maintain stable employment: XinhuaXinhua said China's urban unemployment rate was 3.8 percent by the end of 2018, with 13.61 million new jobs created in urban areas last yea...
13 Jan, 2019, 05.27 PM IST
China's population to touch 1.42 billion by 2020China's population is expected to reach about 1.42 billion by 2020, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said.
06 Feb, 2017, 08.40 PM IST
China's job market remains stable: officialsHowever, state-run Global Times reported today that upto 150,000 steel workers will be laid off in China's largest steel producing province...
22 Apr, 2016, 06.05 PM IST
Over 64 million new jobs created in China in five yearsOver 64 million new jobs have been created in China for urban residents since 2011, topping the government's target of 45 million for the f...
28 Dec, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
China faces arduous task of ensuring employmentChina reduced the target for its GDP to about seven per cent this year after the economy grew 7.4 per cent in 2014, the lowest pace since 1...
10 Mar, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
China created 7.4 million jobs in first half of 2014Economic growth accelerated to 7.5 per cent in the April-June quarter from 7.4 per cent in the Jan-Mar period, the National Bureau of Stati...
25 Jul, 2014, 06.36 PM IST
- Pressure on employment is growing: China
China today acknowledged growing pressure on employment as the registered urban unemployment rate stood at 4.1 per cent despite creation of...
25 Apr, 2013, 05.43 PM IST
- China feeling pressure of rising unemployment amid recession
China, with a 4.1 per cent urban unemployment rate, is feeling the pressure from the country's sluggish economy.
12 Nov, 2012, 08.52 PM IST
- China exceeds employment target, creates 9.94 million jobs
China created 9.94 mn new jobs by the end of last month, exceeding its target of nine mn jobs this year, the Ministry of Human Resources an...
25 Oct, 2011, 11.05 PM IST
- China to give tax brakes to boost employment
China today announced a range of measures offering preferential tax measures, including tax brakes, to unemployed people if they want to st...
29 Oct, 2010, 02.14 PM IST
- 12 million jobseekers in China won't find work
As many as 12 million people in China who are looking for jobs will not be able to find employment this year, an official newspaper reporte...
22 Aug, 2009, 11.29 AM IST
- China warns of 'grave' jobs situation
China on Tuesday warned of a "grave" situation in the jobs market with millions of graduates and migrant workers yet to find work as compan...
04 Aug, 2009, 11.20 AM IST
- China says it is confident of meeting goal for urban unemployment
China's labour minister said Sunday he was confident the country could keep urban unemployment this year below 4.5 per cent, despite the ch...
09 Mar, 2008, 01.22 PM IST
- China creates 10m jobs for urbanites
China has created more than 10 million urban jobs in the first 10 months, meeting the target for the entire year two months before, a senio...
12 Nov, 2007, 07.26 AM IST
- Joblessness down for another year
Fifteen years after reforms kicked off, the country is reaping the real fruits of economic prosperity.
14 Aug, 2006, 02.05 AM IST