Some Economists Question Strength of China’s Labor Market

The U.S., reeling from the coronavirus, has suffered its worst surge in unemployment given that the Good Depression. By contrast, the pandemic has barely touched China’s official jobless amount, which inched up from five.3{744e41c82c0a3fcc278dda80181a967fddc35ccb056a7a316bb3300c6fc50654} in January to just 6{744e41c82c0a3fcc278dda80181a967fddc35ccb056a7a316bb3300c6fc50654} most not long ago.

The truth on the ground appears to be worse. A lot of folks in China have returned to do the job as the pathogen subsides, but anecdotal evidence and economists’ calculations suggest that China’s labor marketplace is in worse condition than official govt data exhibit.

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