China will roll out a series of measures to maintain stable employment in 2019, according to the Ministry¹ of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS).

 

中国人力资源和社会保障部表示，2019年将出台一系列的措施稳定就业。

 

China will reduce enterprises' burden to ensure employment, officials with the MHRSS told a joint² media interview, noting that research on plans for cutting enterprises' social insurance premium³ rate will be accelerated.

 

"Enterprises with fewer or zero layoffs⁴ can take half of the previous year's unemployment insurance premium back," a senior official said.

 

Stabilizing⁵ employment will be a priority of government work this year, according to a tone-setting central economic work conference in last December.

 

"For 2019, China still faces large employment pressure, with more than 15 million newly-added job-seekers in urban areas, including a record number of 8.34 million college graduates, expected," said the official.

 

Targeted job projects and plans should be applied⁶ to assist college graduates, migrant rural workers and veterans in finding jobs, according to the official.

 

The MHRSS also said more channels should be opened to offer various skills training for the unemployed⁷, and the salary payment of migrant rural workers should be guaranteed, the official added.

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