More than 12 million new jobs were created in urban areas, and the surveyed urban unemployment rate was 5About 5% - this is the expected employment target for 2024 set in the ** work report submitted for consideration on the 5th.
The scale of new urban employment has been adjusted from "about 12 million" last year to "more than 12 million" this year, and a more active employment target has been proposed, sending a signal of greater efforts to stabilize employment and strengthen confidence.
Employment is the greatest livelihood of the people and the most basic support for economic development. Why are you setting this year's goals the way you do?
This reflects a high level of concern for people's livelihood and is also based on practical considerations. Mo Rong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of the Chinese Academy of Labor and Social Security, said that in 2024, when the risks and challenges of economic operation will increase and the employment pressure of key groups will be greater, it is necessary to put the solution to the problem of mass employment in a more prominent position, reflecting the policy orientation of giving priority to employment.
This year, the new growth labor force that needs to be employed in cities and towns will continue to remain high, and the number of college graduates is expected to reach a new high of more than 11.7 million, while there are still a large number of migrant workers who need to solve employment problems. Therefore, it is very important to stabilize employment**.
Can this goal be accomplished?
*According to the work report, the expected target for economic growth is about 5%. This is precisely what is needed to promote employment and increase income.
From the perspective of the correlation between economic growth and employment, economic growth of 1 percentage point can drive the employment of more than 2 million people. Member Mo Rong said that after several years of economic restructuring, especially the accelerated development of the service industry, coupled with the implementation of the policy of giving priority to employment at all levels, the driving force of economic and social development on employment has been steadily enhanced.
Looking back at the completion of the employment target, in the past three years, China has completed more than 12 million new urban jobs every year. In 2023, GDP will grow by 52%, 12.44 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, the scale of rural labor force going out to work continued to increase, and the scale of people lifted out of poverty reached 33.97 million.
How will the 2024 employment target be achieved?
First of all, it is necessary to strengthen the priority orientation of employment.
* The work report proposes to strengthen the support of fiscal, tax, financial and other policies to stabilize employment, and increase the intensity of special policies to promote employment. Implement and improve policies such as the return of stable jobs, special loans, employment and social security subsidies, and strengthen support for enterprises in industries with large employment capacity.
Second, it is necessary to highlight employment assistance for key groups.
* The work report clearly states that it is necessary to strengthen policies and measures to promote youth employment and optimize employment and entrepreneurship guidance services. The plan report proposes to implement advanced manufacturing to promote employment and broaden employment growth points. Implement the three-year action to promote youth employment. Optimize the recruitment (recruitment) arrangements for policy-related positions in government agencies, public institutions, state-owned enterprises, and so on.
According to the budget report, in 2024, the government plans to arrange employment subsidies of 66.7 billion yuan, focusing on supporting the employment and entrepreneurship of college graduates, migrant workers, and people with employment difficulties.
In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the matching of supply and demand and broaden the employment space.
The plan report proposes to strengthen the construction of the gig market and promote flexible employment through multiple channels. Accelerate the adjustment of the structure of disciplines and majors in colleges and universities, promote the setting of disciplines and majors in colleges and universities to better match the actual needs of talents, and carry out vocational skills training for millions of young people.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 5 (Reporter Jiang Lin).