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China’s Lottery Sales Paint A Bleaker Picture of Unemployment

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China’s lottery sales, which tend to fall as the jobless rate rises, have dropped since August, pointing to a worsening employment situation than the official data shows, according to Soochow Securities Co. Ltd.