China to create millions of new jobs this year
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-09 22:38
BEIJING -- China is seeking to create 9 million new jobs in cities and towns
and another 5 million for laid-off workers this year, the Ministry of Labour and
Social Security said Wednesday.
It said in a report the country is focusing on generating jobs for unemployed
college graduates and migrant workers. Acute unemployment in those two groups
has aroused great social concern in recent years.
The ministry said college graduates, who are flooding the job market, should
look to less dynamic western regions and small cities for employment as there is
intense competition in metropolises such as Beijing and Shanghai.
Additional training, internships and employment information will be provided
for the jobless, said the ministry.
The ministry also aims at training 8 million migrant workers this year,
helping them to boost skills and making them more competitive in the job market.
China's registered urban unemployment rate stood at 4.2 percent by the end of
June, lower than the 4.6 percent the government predicted.
In the first half of the year, China created 130,000 more jobs than in the
same period of last year, the report said.
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