China NewsService, Beijing, June 15 (Reporter Wang Enbo) The National Bureau of Statistics of China announced on the 15th that in May, the national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.9%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month.Officials said that the epidemic situation across the country has improved as a whole, the order of production and life has gradually been restored, the resumption of work and production of enterprises is advancing, and the employment situation is improving in general.
Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics and director of the National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Department, introduced at the press conference of the State Council Information Office that day, from the perspective of key employment groups, in May, the unemployment rate of the 25-59-year-old main employment group was 5.1%, which was higher than It fell by 0.2 percentage points last month, indicating that the employment fundamentals are improving in general.
In the same month, the surveyed unemployment rate of foreign agricultural household registration personnel was 6.2%, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the previous month.This part of the personnel is mainly migrant workers, mainly engaged in labor-intensive industries such as manufacturing, construction, wholesale and retail, and most of them are private self-employed and flexible employment, and the employment stability is relatively poor.The improvement in the employment of migrant workers in May also reflects the improvement in economic performance and the effective measures to stabilize employment.
However, Fu Linghui also reminded that the adverse impact of the impact of the epidemic on employment has not been completely eliminated, the overall unemployment rate is still at a high level, and the unemployment rate of young people is relatively high.
He analyzed that the main reason for this phenomenon is that under the influence of the epidemic, the production and operation of enterprises has been difficult, and the ability to absorb employment has declined. At the same time, young people are more inclined to apply for jobs with strong stability, which has exacerbated the contradiction between supply and demand.In May, the unemployment rate of young people aged 16-24 was 18.4%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month.This year, there are 10.76 million college graduates in China. With the graduation season coming, college graduates will enter the labor market in a concentrated manner, which may further increase the employment pressure.
Fu Linghui said that in the face of the complex situation, the next step is to implement various measures to stabilize the economic market, promote the stable recovery of the economy, and enhance the ability to absorb employment.It is necessary to strengthen assistance to enterprises to stabilize jobs, ease the temporary difficulties of enterprises, help them tide over difficulties, and stabilize jobs.Do a good job in vocational skills training, and promote the orderly connection between supply and demand in the labor market.At the same time, it is necessary to actively promote industrial upgrading and development, create high-quality jobs, and create more favorable conditions for the employment of college students.(Finish)
【Editor: Cheng Chunyu】
