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China’s Employment Outlook Expected to Weaken in Third Quarter

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The employment outlook in China will deteriorate in the third quarter because of the disruption to global business caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, a private survey showed.

The outlook for net employment will be weaker next quarter than now, according to a survey by ManpowerGroup Inc., the global labor supply company. The index will weaken to 3% in the July-September period from this quarter’s 6%. It was 8% in the same period last year.