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Liu, the 23-year-old woman who landed work in cellphone sales, said she initially viewed the job as providing stability, after having dealt with the uncertainty of the pandemic for three years. Research by the online recruitment firm Zhilian Zhaopin found that a quarter of Chinese graduates this year were seeking work in the technology space, more than double the level of the next biggest category, even though some of China's biggest tech companies have had layoffs. At the jobs fair in Hefei, recent graduate Han Jiahao said he dreamed of working as a photographer and that many other young people like him sought greater independence in their work lives. [Extracted from the article]

Slower job growth in recent months largely reflects companies' inability to find workers as labor supply remains tight, some economists said. A more pressing concern, he said, is that the company will lose workers with the potential implementation of the federal vaccine-or-test mandate for employers with at least 100 workers - an initiative that faces legal uncertainty. Slower job growth in recent months largely reflects companies' inability to find workers as labor supply remains tight, some economists said. Keywords: Economic Performance/Indicators; Employment/Unemployment Figures; Economic News; Political/General News; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Health; General Labor Issues; Medical Conditions; Outbreaks/Epidemics; Politics/International Relations EN Economic Performance/Indicators Employment/Unemployment Figures Economic News Political/General News Respiratory Tract Diseases Health General Labor Issues Medical Conditions Outbreaks/Epidemics Politics/International Relations N.PAG N.PAG 1 01/17/22 20220108 NES 220108 U.S added just 199,000 jobs in December, but total increase of 6.4 million in 2021 and tight labor market signal steady gains ahead Hiring slowed in December to 199,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, while the U.S. added a record number of positions in 2021. [Extracted from the article]