China News Service, January 18. Lu Aihong, spokesperson of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and director of the Policy Research Department, said on the 18th that in 2022, 12.06 million new jobs will be created in cities and towns across the country, and the employment situation will remain basically stable.

The implementation of various policies for reducing burdens and stabilizing jobs has been accelerated, and policy dividends of about 490 billion yuan have been released throughout the year.

  The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held an online press conference for the fourth quarter of 2022 to introduce the progress of human resources and social security work in 2022.

At the meeting, Lu Aihong introduced that in 2022, the human resources and social security departments will conscientiously implement the requirements of preventing the epidemic, stabilizing the economy, and ensuring safe development.

  A total of 12.06 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, and the employment situation remained basically stable.

The implementation of various policies for reducing burdens and stabilizing jobs has been accelerated, and policy dividends of about 490 billion yuan have been released throughout the year.

Vocational skills training has been solidly carried out, and employment services have been continuously optimized.

New progress has been made in the reform of the social security system, the national pooling of basic pension insurance for enterprise employees, and the implementation of the individual pension system.

By the end of the year, the number of people participating in basic pension insurance, unemployment insurance, and work-related injury insurance nationwide was 1.05 billion, 240 million, and 290 million, respectively, and the fund operation was generally stable.

The construction of the talent team continued to strengthen.

Labor relations generally remain harmonious and stable.

  Lu Aihong pointed out that in order to better serve employers in recruiting workers and workers applying for jobs, and provide reference for vocational skills training, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has recently continued to organize fixed-point monitoring of urban public employment service agencies, collecting and summarizing the national recruitment than job hunting. 100 Occupation Rankings of "Unemployed".

Compared with the third quarter of 2022, the shortage of workers in the manufacturing industry continues, the lack of workers in related positions in the automobile industry is more prominent, and the demand for employment in the express logistics industry has increased significantly.

  "The specific work progress and the 'most lacking' job ranking related materials have been uploaded to the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and you can inquire further." Lu Aihong said.