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Think of the workers

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On Wednesday, Premier Li Keqiang did his thing, presiding over the weekly State Council executive meeting.
Top of mind: Jobs, jobs, jobs.
Some context: Shaky employment numbers are an increasingly worrying byproduct of China’s economic downturn.

Official unemployment hit 5.8% in March, the highest ...