China’s Job Sector Slowed Significantly in 2018

China’s Job Sector Slowed Significantly in 2018
Chinese jobseekers attend a jobs fair in Beijing on May 18, 2013. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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The economic downturn, which capped off with the massive 2.4 trillion stock market loss in late December 2018, wrapped up a reversal in China’s 40 years of economic growth. China’s slowing economy is thus impacting domestic job creation.

A graduate of Peking University, the second best university in China, complained on social media after being unable to find a job. The article titled, “I’m sorry, I graduated from Peking University, and am still unemployed,” explains about the unexpected difficulty of finding employment after graduating from a famed university.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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