China News Service, January 26, Zhang Ying, Director of the Employment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, pointed out on the 26th that the employment situation in 2020 will improve quarter by quarter, and the overall situation is stable and better than expected.
In the whole year, 11.86 million new jobs were created in urban areas; three social insurances including corporate pension, unemployment, and work-related injury reduced the burden of enterprises and individuals by 1.54 trillion yuan; in 2021, benefiting from economic stabilization, employment will continue to remain stable.
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China News Agency reporter Zhang Yuanshe
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a press conference on the 26th. At the meeting, reporters asked questions. How about the employment situation in 2020?
In response to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, what measures have been taken to complete the employment goals and tasks?
What are your plans for this year's work?
Zhang Ying pointed out that 2020 is an extremely extraordinary year in the history of employment development in my country.
According to comprehensive statistical monitoring and research, the employment situation in 2020 has improved quarter by quarter, and the overall situation is stable and better than expected.
Mainly reflected in the three "stability": First, the steady growth of new employment.
11.86 million new jobs were created in urban areas throughout the year, exceeding the target of 9 million people.
Second, the level of unemployment has fallen steadily.
The urban survey unemployment rate has gradually declined from the historical high of 6.2% in February, and fell to 5.2% in December, the same as the same period in 2019.
Third, the employment of key groups is stable and improving.
The employment situation of college graduates is basically stable, the scale of migrant workers' going out has basically returned to the level of the same period last year, and the number of poor laborers nationwide is 32.43 million, exceeding the level of the previous year.
Faced with the extremely severe employment situation, all regions and relevant departments have made every effort to stabilize employment and ensure employment.
One is strong policy hedging.
Innovatively implement 28 breakthrough policies, and strike a combination of policies to reduce burdens, stabilize jobs, and expand employment.
The three social insurances, including enterprise endowment, unemployment, and work-related injury, have reduced the burden of enterprises and individuals by 1.54 trillion yuan, issued unemployment insurance and returned 104.2 billion yuan to stabilize jobs, and spent 100 billion yuan in employment subsidies and special bonuses.
The second is to work together to help the poor.
Give priority to poor labor force organizations to go out, priority to retain employment and stable positions, priority transfer and resettlement.
Implement measures such as the absorption of poverty alleviation workshops, work-for-work relief, and public welfare job placement to expand local and nearby jobs.
Implement special actions for poverty alleviation and relocation employment assistance to promote the stable and employment of the relocated people.
The third is to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation.
We will deepen the reform of "delegating management and service", increase the amount of guaranteed loans for entrepreneurship, expand the scope of enjoyment, and hold a series of activities in the Double Innovation Week to release the potential of entrepreneurship to drive employment.
Cancel administrative and institutional fees related to flexible employment, and support the healthy development of multi-channel flexible employment such as self-employment, part-time employment and platform employment.
The fourth is to focus on key groups.
Put college graduates as the top priority, unblock market-oriented employment channels, tap the potential to expand the employment space of the public sector, implement employment and entrepreneurship promotion actions, and promote employment and entrepreneurship through multiple channels.
We will steadily promote the employment of migrant workers, strengthen equal employment services, and expand the channels for migrant workers and local employment.
Increase employment assistance for the people in need, open an online unemployment registration platform, and expand the coverage of unemployment insurance.
Various measures have been taken to promote the conversion of fishermen from fishing in the Yangtze River to employment.
The fifth is to focus on optimizing services.
Establish a 24-hour employment guarantee mechanism for key enterprises, and carry out "point-to-point" return to work services for migrant workers to help resume work and resume production.
Innovatively carried out large-scale online recruitment, continued to launch a series of activities such as the Hundred-Day Ten Million Online Recruitment Campaign and the Golden Autumn Recruitment Month, and released tens of millions of job information.
In-depth promotion of vocational skills improvement actions, implementation of the "Internet + vocational skills training plan."
"2021 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and is the first year of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Benefiting from economic stabilization, employment will continue to maintain an overall stable trend. At the same time, the domestic and international environment is undergoing profound changes, labor supply is still high, and structural contradictions More prominent, the employment situation is facing many uncertainties." Zhang Ying said that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will implement the employment priority policy, highlight the protection of the employment rights of key groups, provide excellent services, strengthen training, prevent risks, and strive to ensure employment goals. Complete, and strive to ensure the overall stability of the employment situation.