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Employment outlook looking rough

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Unemployment is typically a lagging indicator of economic contraction – and that’s not good news for China right now.
The monthly surveyed unemployment rate already hit a record high last month (SCMP):

“The rate hit a record high of 6.2 per cent at the end of February.”

Things will likely look wor...