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Graduates flock to state jobs amid economic uncertainty

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College graduates increasingly crave safe public sector jobs.
On Saturday, state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced almost 430,000 graduates had applied to work at CNNC during its spring recruitment drive.
The sheer number of applicants is striking: 12.2 million new college gr...