About 1.24 million Chinese college students will graduate
without jobs that require their qualifications this year, Tian
Chengping, head of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, has
warned.
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A total of 4.13 million students graduated from higher education
institutions this year, 750,000 more than last year, said
Tian.
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Tian said the government had set up a mechanism to provide guidance
and training for unemployed graduates.
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Only 22 percent of China's new jobs last year were for college
graduates, according to a ministry study of 114 urban labor
markets.
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Tian said the country should create more jobs in the process of
economic development and urged college graduates to work in
grassroots units and undeveloped areas where they were most
wanted.
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With an average 10 percent annual economic growth over the past two
decades, China was no longer able to accommodate surplus labor,
with the official unemployment rate standing at 4.1 percent in the
first nine months.
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The demand for college graduates was down by 22 percent in 24
provinces and 15 major cities from last year, said a report issued
by the Ministry of Personnel in March.
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A survey showed 52.14 percent of bachelors considered lack of
social experience as the biggest obstacle in finding work.
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Colleges and universities should organize internships to prepare
students for employment, said Lin Zeyan, a researcher with the
Development Research Center of the State Council, at a forum this
month.
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The country needed to develop the service sector and promote small
and medium sized enterprises to create more jobs, said Mo Rong,
deputy chief of the Labor Science Research Institute of the
ministry.?
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(China Daily November 17, 2006)