China State Planner Warns Economic Pressure Will Hit Job Market

Recruiters and job seekers crowd an open air employment fair for college graduates and the general public in the center of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China on Feb. 6, 2017. Thomas Peter/Reuters

BEIJING—Downward pressure on the economy will impact China’s job market, the state planner warned on Jan. 22, a day after data showed gross domestic product grew at its slowest since 1990.

The overall job market is stable, although it faces “new changes,” said Meng Wei, spokeswoman at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).