The economy in China, and the hiring market, appears to be in a situation where we over the worst, but not yet in a rapid expansion phase. The decline in China exports is slowing and the local market has taken up some of the slack from the lost exports.

So there must be little for HR to worry about yet.

As a follow up to my last post on how fast the hiring market is growing in China, and the barriers to further rapid growth, let’s start with a look at the recently issued Manpower Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS).