12.06 million new jobs have been created in cities and towns across the country; by the end of 2022, the number of people participating in basic pension insurance, unemployment insurance, and work-related injury insurance in the country will be 1.05 billion, 240 million, and 290 million, respectively——A few days ago, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a press release The meeting pointed out that in 2022, the employment situation will remain stable and the level of social security will be steadily improved.
In the next step, the employment priority policy will be comprehensively strengthened to support the development and stability of employment of enterprises more accurately and effectively.
The main indicators of employment are running smoothly
Automobile production line operators, couriers, housekeepers, car workers... These occupations are most in short supply.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security just released the "National Recruitment in the Fourth Quarter of 2022 The Ranking of the 100 Occupations That Are Most Short of Jobs" shows that compared with the third quarter of 2022, the shortage of jobs in the manufacturing industry continues, and the shortage of related jobs in the automobile industry continues. Labor is more prominent, and the demand for employment in the express logistics industry has increased significantly.
The lack of work reflects the supply and demand of the labor market from the side, and the prosperity of some industries is picking up.
What is the overall employment situation in 2022?
"The main indicators of employment are running smoothly," said Zhang Ying, director of the Employment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Looking at new jobs, the total number of new jobs in urban areas across the country has reached 12.06 million, exceeding the annual target of 11 million people; looking at key groups, employment is basically stable, and the scale of poverty-stricken people is 32.78 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.33 million; Looking at market supply and demand, the job-seeking ratio of 100 urban public employment service agencies is 1.46, remaining active.
Last year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued a series of phased and combined policy measures to assist enterprises and stabilize jobs in three rounds of "reduction, slowdown, supplementary expansion and expansion" to strengthen the employment of market players.
A total of 271.3 billion yuan in post stabilization bonuses were released throughout the year.
Among them, a total of 159 billion yuan was reduced in unemployment insurance premiums to relieve the burden on enterprises; a total of 49.7 billion yuan in return funds for job stabilization were issued to 7.87 million enterprises, which was twice the previous year, and small and micro enterprises benefited significantly.
"The dividends of the unemployment insurance assistance policy for stabilizing jobs have been released at an accelerated pace. The beneficiary companies generally use the funds for stabilizing jobs to pay social insurance premiums, carry out training, and distribute living allowances, etc., which offset labor costs, ease operating pressure, and stabilize the workforce. confidence in development.” said Gui Zhen, director of the Unemployment Insurance Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Strong support for stable employment
There are continuous recruitment and service lines every month. Entering 2023, employment public service activities have been fully rolled out.
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, according to the operating characteristics and cyclical laws of the labor market, a series of "10+N" public employment service activities will be launched this year. For employers, the service hours will be distributed in every month of the year.
Right now, the Spring Breeze Action and Employment Assistance Month activities from January to March are being launched, during which it is expected to provide 30 million jobs.
During the Spring Festival, many provinces have opened special trains for returning home, and plan to organize chartered trains for returning to work after the festival.
Various forms of public employment service activities are an important starting point for stabilizing employment.
Gui Zhen also introduced that factors such as the domestic and foreign situation, the effect of policy implementation, the needs of market players, and the operation of funds will be considered as a whole, and various policies to help and benefit enterprises will be optimized according to the time and situation, so as to support the development of enterprises and stabilize employment more accurately and effectively.
"There are still many favorable conditions for maintaining overall employment stability in the next stage." said Wang Pingping, director of the Population and Employment Statistics Department of the National Bureau of Statistics.
Specifically, the fundamentals of China's long-term economic growth have not changed.
With the further implementation of various measures to stabilize the economy and the continued recovery of the economy, the demand for employment will expand.
The optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control, and the recovery and improvement of contact-aggregated service industries such as accommodation, catering, and tourism are conducive to giving play to the advantages of the service industry in absorbing a large amount of employment.
In addition, the implementation of the employment priority strategy, the promotion of employment of young people, especially college graduates, has been placed in a more prominent position, and the protection of labor rights and interests in new employment forms has been strengthened, all of which have provided a strong guarantee for employment stability.
Steady progress in national overall planning of endowment insurance
The national overall planning and implementation of the basic pension insurance for enterprise employees has been launched, and the personal pension system has been implemented. In 2022, many new progresses have been made in the reform of the social security system.
How effective are the reforms?
Since the national overall planning and implementation of basic endowment insurance for enterprise employees, "various reforms have been steadily promoted, the coverage of endowment insurance has been further expanded, the overall balance of fund revenue and expenditure has been balanced, and the system has been operating smoothly," said Qi Tao, deputy director of the Pension Insurance Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
According to reports, the national pension insurance policy has basically been unified, and the pension insurance rights and interests of workers and retirees are better protected.
Inter-provincial mutual aid has been strengthened. In 2022, a total of 244 billion yuan of inter-provincial funds will be transferred, which effectively balances the current income and expenditure pressure of inter-regional funds, and the efficiency of fund use is higher.
On November 25 last year, the personal pension system was launched in 36 leading cities (regions), and the overall operation was stable and orderly.
By the end of 2022, the number of individual pension participants will be 19.54 million, the number of contributors will be 6.13 million, and the total payment amount will be 14.2 billion yuan.
It was introduced at the meeting that by the end of 2022, the number of people participating in basic pension, unemployment, and work-related injury insurance nationwide will be 1.05 billion, 240 million, and 290 million, respectively, a year-on-year increase of 24.3 million, 8.49 million, and 8.25 million.
The annual fund income was 7.1 trillion yuan, the expenditure was 6.6 trillion yuan, and the accumulated balance at the end of the year was 7.4 trillion yuan. The overall operation of the fund was stable.
The number of social security card holders nationwide is 1.368 billion, covering 96.8% of the population.
The level of social security has been steadily improved, and various benefits have been paid in full and on time.
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the next step will be to formulate a national overall adjustment fund allocation plan and payment plan in 2023, strengthen the management of pension insurance policies, actively expand the coverage of social insurance, continue to promote the digital transformation of social security agencies, and continue to promote the expansion of pension insurance fund entrustment. investment scale.
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