After years of rapid expansion in China, some Western companies are shedding jobs as the world’s second-largest economy grows at its lowest rate in more than 20 years. Hewlett-Packard Co. says it is laying off a small percentage of its workforce in China, which the company calls one of its most important markets. Johnson & Johnson is cutting its pharmaceutical sales force by an undisclosed amount, people close to the company say. Software-services provider Bsquare Corp. BSQR -1.21% BSQUARE Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq $ 3.26 -0.04 -1.21% Dec. 12, 2013 3:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11,225 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $37.07 Million Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $382,303 More quote details and news » BSQR in Your Value Your Change Short position is shutting its Beijing office, the Bellevue, Wash., company said in October, two months after telling analysts that “sales productivity was not up to […]