Outside the subprime mortgage crisis that has not yet hit bottom, the slowdown in the economic growth rate, many uncertainties are having an adverse effect on China’s just-improved employment situation.
The target of 10 million new jobs in urban areas identified in 2008 is precisely the highest in recent years.
"Two difficult"
Yesterday, Zhang Dongsheng, director of the employment and income distribution division of the National Development and Reform Commission, admitted in an interview with the China Government.com Online Online that despite the fact that all employment indicators in the country rose in the first quarter, the unstable factors in the economy have increased, and employment may be To influence.
Zhang Dongsheng said that from an international point of view, the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis has not yet bottomed out, oil prices have exceeded 120 US dollars a barrel, food prices have continued to rise, and global economic growth has slowed.
Domestically, GDP growth in the first quarter fell by 1.1 percentage points year-on-year. At the same time, due to factors such as the appreciation of the renminbi, rising production costs and declining international demand, some export companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and labor-intensive enterprises, faced Difficulty, to a certain extent, will also have an adverse effect on employment.
In addition, the Chinese government has set a higher target for employment in 2008 than in previous years, with 10 million new jobs in urban areas and a registered urban unemployment rate of about 4.5%, which is 0.1 percentage point lower than the 2007 target.
"One end is the existence of uncertainties in economic growth, and the other is the employment target and the heavier tasks. This in itself has created some difficulties in doing a good job of employment." Hu Deqiao, deputy director of employment and income distribution division of the National Development and Reform Commission believes that this year's employment The task is more arduous than in previous years.
In addition to macroeconomic factors, 2008 is also the last year for state-owned enterprises to implement policy closures. Closed bankruptcy, energy-saving emission reductions, and elimination of outdated production capacity will also increase employment pressure this year.
Wang Yadong, deputy director of the Department of Training and Employment of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said that from this year's point of view, the number of domestic and international development variables is increasing, which has an adverse effect on employment, and it can easily affect the total employment and structural conflicts.
Therefore, this year we must strengthen the early-warning system for unemployment. We must formulate plans for unemployment control, establish early warning systems for unemployment, and control the amount of the source of unemployment in order to shut down enterprises and eliminate backward production capacity.
Graduates get business tax incentives
The new labor force represented by college graduates is replacing laid-off workers as one of the largest sources of employment pressure in China.
In 2008, college graduates will reach a record high of 5.59 million, an increase of 640,000 from the previous year. According to reports, the employment rate of graduates leaving school in 2007 exceeded 70%.
Hu Deqiao said that at present, the Central Government has incorporated the employment of college graduates into the overall employment plan. The policy will focus on encouraging graduates to start their own businesses and seek jobs on their own, and to strengthen their support for fiscal and taxation policies, financing policies, and market access.
Wang Yadong said that the current policy has formed a complete set of support for college students entrepreneurial system, such as college students want to do small businesses, a variety of administrative, business-related charges do not have to pay within three years. Such as the establishment of small-profit enterprises, according to 20% of the reduction of income tax. College students can also apply for small secured loans. The state also discounts some low-profit items, and the central government contributes 50%.
The target of 10 million new jobs in urban areas identified in 2008 is precisely the highest in recent years.
"Two difficult"
Yesterday, Zhang Dongsheng, director of the employment and income distribution division of the National Development and Reform Commission, admitted in an interview with the China Government.com Online Online that despite the fact that all employment indicators in the country rose in the first quarter, the unstable factors in the economy have increased, and employment may be To influence.
Zhang Dongsheng said that from an international point of view, the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis has not yet bottomed out, oil prices have exceeded 120 US dollars a barrel, food prices have continued to rise, and global economic growth has slowed.
Domestically, GDP growth in the first quarter fell by 1.1 percentage points year-on-year. At the same time, due to factors such as the appreciation of the renminbi, rising production costs and declining international demand, some export companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and labor-intensive enterprises, faced Difficulty, to a certain extent, will also have an adverse effect on employment.
In addition, the Chinese government has set a higher target for employment in 2008 than in previous years, with 10 million new jobs in urban areas and a registered urban unemployment rate of about 4.5%, which is 0.1 percentage point lower than the 2007 target.
"One end is the existence of uncertainties in economic growth, and the other is the employment target and the heavier tasks. This in itself has created some difficulties in doing a good job of employment." Hu Deqiao, deputy director of employment and income distribution division of the National Development and Reform Commission believes that this year's employment The task is more arduous than in previous years.
In addition to macroeconomic factors, 2008 is also the last year for state-owned enterprises to implement policy closures. Closed bankruptcy, energy-saving emission reductions, and elimination of outdated production capacity will also increase employment pressure this year.
Wang Yadong, deputy director of the Department of Training and Employment of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said that from this year's point of view, the number of domestic and international development variables is increasing, which has an adverse effect on employment, and it can easily affect the total employment and structural conflicts.
Therefore, this year we must strengthen the early-warning system for unemployment. We must formulate plans for unemployment control, establish early warning systems for unemployment, and control the amount of the source of unemployment in order to shut down enterprises and eliminate backward production capacity.
Graduates get business tax incentives
The new labor force represented by college graduates is replacing laid-off workers as one of the largest sources of employment pressure in China.
In 2008, college graduates will reach a record high of 5.59 million, an increase of 640,000 from the previous year. According to reports, the employment rate of graduates leaving school in 2007 exceeded 70%.
Hu Deqiao said that at present, the Central Government has incorporated the employment of college graduates into the overall employment plan. The policy will focus on encouraging graduates to start their own businesses and seek jobs on their own, and to strengthen their support for fiscal and taxation policies, financing policies, and market access.
Wang Yadong said that the current policy has formed a complete set of support for college students entrepreneurial system, such as college students want to do small businesses, a variety of administrative, business-related charges do not have to pay within three years. Such as the establishment of small-profit enterprises, according to 20% of the reduction of income tax. College students can also apply for small secured loans. The state also discounts some low-profit items, and the central government contributes 50%.