Zhongxin Finance, March 15th. In response to the problems of young people's employment difficulties and structural contradictions in employment, Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics and director of the National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Department, said at a press conference on the 15th, 1-2 The employment situation of young people improved in the month. The unemployment rate of young people aged 16-24 in February was 15.3%, unchanged from the previous month.

　　Fu Linghui pointed out that among them, the unemployment rate of people aged 20-24 with college degree and above decreased by 1.8 percentage points from the previous month.

The employment situation of college students has been improved.

But we must see that, compared with history, the unemployment rate of college students is still at a relatively high level in general.

　　Fu Linghui said that in the next stage, there are still many favorable conditions to promote the continuous improvement of youth employment:

　　First, the economy continues to recover.

From January to February, the growth of major production demand indicators accelerated, which is conducive to driving the expansion of employment demand and is conducive to employment stability.

　　Second, the development of new business forms and new models creates more employment options for young people.

In recent years, the development of online retail, live streaming, sharing economy, and platform economy has led to the increase of some new jobs.

At the same time, the government has increased the protection of flexible employment personnel, which is also conducive to promoting the expansion of employment.

　　Third, the employment priority policy will continue to exert its strength.

All regions and departments actively implement policies to help stabilize jobs and ensure employment, increase corporate support, implement phased employment stabilization policies, increase employment and entrepreneurship support and employment services for key groups such as college students, and carry out large-scale vocational skills training. Guaranteed employment base.

　　Fu Linghui also pointed out that it is also necessary to see that the total employment pressure and structural contradictions still exist.

This year, there will be 10.76 million college graduates, a record high in total.

At the same time, the structural contradiction of employment is still relatively prominent, with the shortage of high-skilled talents, the difficulty of finding jobs for older and low-skilled talents, and the coexistence of difficulties in enterprise recruitment and employment of laborers.

In accordance with the requirements of the central government, we will continue to implement the central government's deployment, continue to stabilize the economy, and promote economic recovery.

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