Jobseekers attend a career fair at Hongdao Economic Zone in Qingdao, Shandong Province, in this file photo. China’s unemployment rate jumped to 5.3 percent in February from 4.9 percent in December, the highest level in two years, official data showed Friday. There was no January data. Six percent of Chinese firms surveyed plan to increase hiring between April and June — the lowest since the third quarter of 2017, recruitment firm ManpowerGroup found last week.SD-Agencies |