Japanese press reports on a small survey (30 firms present at job fairs in the neighbouring cities of Shanghai, Kunshan and Suzhou last week)
- 10 plan to cut back or freeze hiring in 2019 from a year earlier
Bear in mind that is a very small sample, but the Nikkei does add:
- Late February is normally the busiest season for job hunting and hiring in China
More:
- a job fair at a Kunshan career center last Thursday was nearly half empty
- Only 80 companies, mostly manufacturers, participated as many gave up on hiring or left booths unattended with only their names displayed.
- Suffering from trade tensions, suppliers of liquid-crystal displays and smartphone components in particular plan to cut back on hiring.