As tens of millions of migrant laborers set off to seek work after the Chinese New Year holiday, officials gave a startlingly high estimate for how many have been left jobless by the global downturn.

• 就在数千万农民工春节过后准备外出打工之际，中国政府官员给出了一个高得惊人的失业估计数据，显示全球经济下滑导致大量失业。