Promoting high-quality and full employment (People's Current Review), a situation of multiple measures taken simultaneously | Employment | Current Review
Strengthen employment priority policies, improve employment promotion mechanisms, and promote high-quality and full employment
Employment is the most basic livelihood. In the first half of the year, 6.78 million new urban jobs were created nationwide, an increase of 240000 compared to the same period last year; In the second quarter, the average national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.2%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the first quarter... The China Economic Semi annual Report submitted an employment report showing steady expansion of employment scale, decrease in urban survey unemployment rate, and overall improvement in employment for migrant workers.
The overall employment situation has improved, thanks to the positive economic recovery. Economic development is the material foundation for improving people's livelihoods and expanding employment, and the employment situation largely depends on the quality and speed of economic growth. In the first half of the year, the gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.5% year-on-year, significantly accelerating compared to last year. In June, the number of urban employment increased significantly compared to the same period last year, with an urban labor force unemployment rate of 4.1% between the ages of 25 and 59, which is already lower than the level in 2019. At the end of the second quarter, there were 18.705 million rural laborers who went out to work, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%, indicating that with the economic recovery, the willingness of workers to enter the labor market in search of jobs is increasing. It can be seen that the economic recovery is improving, which has promoted the overall improvement of the employment situation.
The overall improvement in the employment situation is also due to the comprehensive implementation of the employment priority policy. Since the beginning of this year, Hebei has issued 17 stable employment policies, developed and established temporary public welfare positions, and provided job seeking subsidies to eligible graduates in need; Jiangsu has issued approximately 43.5 billion yuan in stable and expanded employment loans to small and micro enterprises and individual businesses with standardized employment and good job stability effects; Yunnan will expand the scope of employment subsidies to all business entities and social organizations, increasing the number of beneficiaries by 4.1871 million households... The measures introduced by various regions have played a positive role in stabilizing the basic employment situation. It has been proven that there are always more solutions than difficulties. By taking multiple measures to stabilize the stock, expand the quantity, improve the quality, and set a bottom line, increasing employment assistance to stabilize enterprises and jobs, improving public employment services, and strengthening vocational skills training, we can create more favorable conditions for stable employment.
It should also be noted that the overall pressure and structural problems of current employment still exist, and the difficulties of young people in finding jobs and some industries in recruiting coexist. Stable employment requires continuous efforts. On July 24th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting to analyze and study the current economic situation, deploy economic work for the second half of the year, and emphasize the comprehensive consideration of "raising stable employment to a strategic height.".
Stable employment and economic development are fundamental. In the first half of the year, the added value of the service industry increased by 6.4% year-on-year, which significantly drove the expansion of employment. Science and technology innovation enterprises, high-tech enterprises, and new formats with large employment capacity are developing well, and there is also potential to release more new positions. Expanding high-quality employment opportunities from high-quality development is not only beneficial for stabilizing employment, but also for promoting high-quality and full employment, further unleashing talent dividends, and accumulating momentum for future development.
Stable employment requires policy protection. Implementing the policy of stabilizing employment through unemployment insurance and providing immediate benefits without application, implementing direct and fast processing of employment subsidies and vocational training subsidies, and further strengthening policy guidance. While maintaining overall stability in employment policies, targeted optimization and adjustment of phased policies and increased support for weak links can be carried out to expand employment opportunities through multiple channels, ensuring overall stability in employment.
Stable employment, service helps smooth channels. Put the promotion of employment and entrepreneurship among young people, especially college graduates, in a more prominent position, strengthen employment services for young people, carry out in-depth action to empower and enhance the integration of industry and education in vocational education, and continue to promote the improvement and expansion of public vocational skills training; Focusing on people with disabilities, low-income families and other disadvantaged groups to provide information, services, policies, and guarantees... Implementing detailed services can help enhance the adaptability and stability of employment.
With unwavering confidence, seeking progress while maintaining stability, innovative thinking, and a combination of multiple measures, we are sure to form a strong synergy to promote high-quality and full employment, injecting strong momentum into economic development.
