China News Service, July 24. According to the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission recently issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in Stabilizing Employment in the Second Half of the Year" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). The "Notice" mentioned that in order to further do a good job in stabilizing employment and ensuring employment in the second half of the year, it is necessary to comprehensively strengthen the employment priority policy, and pay attention to the linkage and coordination of economic policies and employment policies such as fiscal, monetary, financial, industrial, regional, and trade policies. Strive to achieve a positive interaction between economic development and employment expansion.
The "Notice" proposes that for key industries, key enterprises, and key groups that are greatly affected by the epidemic, follow-up monitoring and dynamic analysis should be continued, the monitoring and analysis mechanism should be improved, the scope of monitoring should be expanded, key indicators should be closely monitored, and classified monitoring should be strengthened. Further strengthen the early warning and prevention of large-scale unemployment risks, carry out timely employment impact assessment, and formulate employment stabilization plans based on actual conditions. Strengthen policy reserves, put forward more targeted and actionable policy recommendations in terms of assisting enterprises to stabilize jobs, employment assistance, etc., and better play the role of staff and assistants.
The "Notice" clarified that the role of investment in stimulating employment should be better utilized, the flow of various funds should be rationally allocated, and projects that have benefits for people's livelihood and employment should be given priority to support. Make good use of the anti-epidemic special treasury bonds and local government special bonds, and focus on supporting projects that drive strong employability. Solidly promote the construction of new urbanization, vigorously improve the public facilities and service capabilities of the county, and develop more jobs. Appropriately expand the scale of work-for-work this year in accordance with local conditions, and include more poor laborers returning to their hometowns into the scope of the policy. Further optimize the business environment to stimulate the vitality of market players and social creativity. Vigorously develop the digital economy, give full play to the leading role of the dual innovation demonstration base, accelerate the construction of dual innovation support platform projects, and encourage entrepreneurship to drive employment. Support the development and growth of community and family service industries such as elderly care, childcare, medical care, and housekeeping, and attract more jobs. Implement appropriate policy tilts, expand provincial capital investment, leverage more social resources, support returning to rural areas to start businesses and resettlement of fishermen in the Yangtze River Basin, and encourage more migrant workers and other people to find jobs and start businesses nearby.
The "Notice" requires that the employment priority policy be comprehensively strengthened, focusing on the linkage and coordination of fiscal, monetary, financial, industrial, regional, and trade economic policies and employment policies, and strive to achieve a positive interaction between economic development and employment expansion. The development and introduction of macro-policies must assess its impact on employment, and the implementation of policy measures must consider the changes it brings to employment. Give full play to the guiding role of labor market signals and employment goals, adjust the macro policy orientation in a timely manner in accordance with changes in the employment situation, and comprehensively consider the focus and pace of macroeconomic control, and do everything possible to stabilize and expand employment.