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Mass Unemployment, Strikes Becoming a Problem in China

Kat De Guzman |

Jul 26, 2016 01:38 PM EDT

China is grappling to deal with the growing mass unemployment and strikes amid the county's economic slowdown.

Chinese Enterprises' Situation In The Backdrop Of Global Financial Crisis

China's Workforce May Decline by Over 23% by 2050

Charissa Echavez |

Jul 25, 2016 10:44 AM EDT

Despite putting an end to its decades-long one-child policy, China's working-age population may fall by more than 23 percent to about 700 million by 2050 from the present 910 million, according to a senior official on Friday.

President Xi Calls for Demobilized Military Officers to be Employed

Kat De Guzman |

Jun 08, 2016 06:25 PM EDT

China's President Xi Jinping stressed in a statement on Tuesday that the country has a duty to provide employment for demobilized military officers.

China Adds 4.43 Million Jobs in Jan-April Period

Marcel Woo |

May 31, 2016 08:43 AM EDT

Despite economic headwinds, China added about 4.43 million jobs from January to April of this year, in line with the Chinese government's target of creating more than 10 million new urban jobs in 2016.

McDonald's Domestic Sales Remain Weak, Posts Decline For May

Former McDonald's CEO on Minimum Wage Hike: 'You're going to see a job loss like you can't believe'

Kat De Guzman |

May 26, 2016 02:25 PM EDT

As reports of a minimum wage increase in the United States makes headlines, a former McDonald's CEO has warned that this move will guarantee massive job loss as robots will take over from human employees.

Economic Experts Say China Should Cut Growth Target to 7 Percent in 2015

Cory Doyle |

Dec 09, 2014 02:45 PM EST

"I think it should be 7 percent if there are no more surprises. But it can't be lower than 7 percent, otherwise there could be employment problems and debt default problems," senior economist at CASS told Reuters.

Immigration Reform: Obama To Grant Businesses Incentives For Employing Illegal Immigrants

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 27, 2014 01:34 AM EST

Businesses hiring illegal immigrants over native-born workers will get incentives as part of U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed solution to country's the growing illegal immigration issue.

September US Jobs Report Strong But With Some Worrisome Signs

Dan Weisman |

Oct 03, 2014 07:00 PM EDT

With nearly 250,000 jobs created in September following a disappointing August jobs report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday said unemployment has fallen to just less than 6 percent. Wall Street responded with rising stock prices when the job news was announced.

Google Releases Diversity Report Conceding Workforce is Primarily White Males

Katie Collom |

May 29, 2014 09:02 AM EDT

Google released a workforce diversity report on Wednesday revealing that the majority of the Google workforce is comprised of white males. The disclosure is meant to help the company move toward closing ethnic and gender gaps, especially in the Silicon Valley workforce.

Chinese-Teaching Graduates Find It Hard To Get Jobs; Future Remains Bleak

Lemuel Cacho |

May 13, 2014 01:50 PM EDT

Students who are studying to teach the Chinese language to non-Chinese speakers may be facing a not-so-clear future in terms of full-time and stable employment.