Chinanews, July 15th. What is the employment situation of college graduates this year?
Liu Aihua, a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics and Director of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of the National Economy, introduced on the 15th that the employment desires of college graduates this year are more stable than last year, and job hunting activity has increased significantly.
But on the other hand, the number of fresh graduates from colleges and universities this year reached 9.09 million, a record high, and the total employment pressure is indeed relatively high.
She pointed out that in the next stage, we must adhere to the employment priority policy, continue to implement the policy of reducing burdens, stabilizing jobs and expanding employment, strengthen employment assistance for key groups, optimize employment services, expand employment capacity, and consolidate employment stability.
Data map: Job seekers are looking for jobs at the job fair.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wu Junjie
On the 15th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the operation of the national economy in the first half of 2021.
At the meeting, a reporter asked how to evaluate the employment data in the first half of the year and what is the employment situation of college graduates this year?
The data shows that the surveyed unemployment rate for the population aged 16-24 reached 15.4%, an increase of nearly 2 percentage points from the end of the first quarter.
How to view the changes in this trend?
Liu Aihua said that from the overall perspective of the first half of this year, the employment situation is generally stable. In the first half of this year, under the influence of a series of policies to reduce burdens and stabilize jobs, the unemployment rate in the national urban survey in the first half of the year averaged 5.2%, a decrease of 0.6 from the same period last year. Percentage points, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the first quarter.
Looking at the situation in each month, except for the 5.5% in February, the other months are below 5.5%.
Liu Aihua introduced that the country’s new urban employment has completed 63.5% of the annual target task, and the national urban surveyed unemployment rate in May and June was both 5%, which were both 0.7 percentage points lower than the same month of the previous year.
The decline in the surveyed unemployment rate in cities and towns is mainly attributable to the continuous and stable economic recovery and employment stabilization policies.
From the perspective of the unemployment rate of the main working-age population, it is even more prominent. The unemployment rate of the main working-age population aged 25-59 fell to 4.2% in June, 1 point lower than the same month of the previous year.
From month to month, it has also continued to fall.
"Of course, while seeing the stability of the total volume, we must also see the structural contradictions in employment. With the arrival of the graduation season in June, the number of college graduates entering the labor market for jobs continues to increase, and the employment pressure has increased significantly, which will drive young people. The unemployment rate has risen significantly.” Liu Aihua said, “In June, the surveyed unemployment rate for urban youths aged 16-24 was 15.4%, an increase of 1.6 percentage points from the previous month and the same as the same month of the previous year. Among them, those aged 20-24 The unemployment rate for people with college degree and above is even higher, so the structural contradiction in employment can be said to be prominent."
Liu Aihua pointed out that from the next stage, on the one hand, we must see that under the situation of normalization of epidemic prevention and control, as the economy continues to recover steadily, the labor market is continuously picking up. Judging from the current situation, the employment wishes of college graduates this year Compared with last year, it is more stable, and job hunting activity has also increased significantly.
But on the other hand, the number of college graduates this year reached 9.09 million, a record high, and the total employment pressure is indeed relatively high.
"Therefore, in the next stage, we will still adhere to the employment priority policy, continue to implement the policy of reducing burdens and stabilizing jobs and expanding employment, strengthen employment assistance for key groups, optimize employment services, expand employment capacity, and consolidate employment stability." Liu Aihua said.