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Head of Obama’s Job Council adds jobs- in China [Reader Post]

Back in January Barack Obama named the CEO of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, head of his Jobs Council.

In July, the head of the Obama Jobs Council announced that GE was moving its x-ray business to China. At least 65 new jobs for engineers were expected in addition to staff.

General Electric’s health-care unit is moving the headquarters of its x-ray business from Waukesha, Wisconsin to Beijing to gain from Chinese growth, according to Bloomberg.

The company said only a few of its top managers would move to China, and that it expects no job losses at its Wisconsin office, that has 120 employees. GE Healthcare will however hire 65 new engineers and other staff at the new Chengdu facility.

In 2010 GE sent 500 people into China to boost demand for its products.

Since he became CEO, Immelt has cut 34,000 jobs in the US while hiring 36,000 people abroad.

This is how Obama deals with unemployment.

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