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On April 18, Yao Jingyuan, a special researcher of the Counsellors' Office of the State Council and former chief economist and spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics, said at the "roundtable discussion" in the first quarter of 2024 held by the observer.com that China's focus on dealing with employment problems in the past was more on stock policies, but now the focus has shifted to employment increment. Yao Jingyuan believes that government subsidies to enterprises are an effective way to increase youth employment, and he said that the effect of taking out this money is better than directly handing out money and consumption vouchers to everyone.
Yao Jingyuan said: "I even advocate that companies recruit young college graduates, and the government will pay them the first year's salary. After a year, let's see if it's okay? If it's okay, the company will keep people, and if it doesn't work, let's talk about it. "Take 1.4 trillion yuan and give it to more than 10 million college graduates," he said, and for every college graduate hired by enterprises, a certain amount of subsidies will be issued, which can not only reduce the burden on enterprises, but also allow young people to have good employment expectations.
According to relevant data, the number of mainland graduates in 2022 will be about 9.6726 million, and it will increase to 11.58 million in 2023. The Ministry of Education predicts that the size of the class of 2024 will reach 11.79 million, an increase of 210,000 compared with 2023. As the number of graduates continues to increase, the pressure on total employment remains.
At present, the employment plight of college students in reality has become the focus of social attention. On the other hand, the adjustment of traditional industrial structure and employment model, as well as the rise of emerging industries, have also led to the reduction of some jobs. Even if you graduated from a well-known university and have the aura of 985 and 211, it is still difficult to stand out in the job market if you lack practical professional skills.
There are obvious contradictions in the market structure of college graduates
From the perspective of college students' employment industries, the employment prosperity of college students in different industries is seriously differentiated. In the first quarter of 2020, the industries with better employment prospects for efficient graduates were basically the same as those in the national industry. In the context of the epidemic, the employment situation of pharmaceutical and biological engineering is relatively good, while the employment prosperity of online games, transportation, power and electrical appliances and other industries is low and the competition is fierce. The contradiction in the industrial structure of the college students' employment market is obvious.
Analysis of the employment situation of college students
In terms of employment rate, in 2020, the average employment rate of undergraduate graduates in mainland China was 75.6%, while the employment rate of undergraduate digital media arts majors reached 94.6%, much higher than the average. Due to the rise of new media, live streaming and short video platforms, the employment prospects for art education students are good.
Employment pressure on the mainland remains
With the adjustment of economic structure and industrial transformation and upgrading, the structural contradiction between labor supply and demand has become more prominent. At the same time, the number of college graduates is increasing, the employment quality of migrant workers and other groups needs to be improved, and the pressure on urban employment still exists.
Yao Jingyuan's suggestion has attracted the attention and discussion of all sectors of society. As far as the government is concerned, how to better guide and promote youth employment is an issue that needs to be seriously considered and solved. At the same time, companies also need to take on more social responsibilities and provide more employment opportunities and support for university graduates.
According to the analysis of the Prospective Industry Research Institute, in the context of comprehensive policy support for vocational and technical talents in the future, mainland universities may return to their roots. A true university should be a place where ideas, thinking methods, and study habits are cultivated, and in the future, universities will return to their essence and pay more attention to recruiting students with deep thinking characteristics.
Experts say students should focus on developing practical skills to meet market demands while pursuing their academic qualifications. Academic qualifications are just a stepping stone, and what really shows personal value is skills and practical experience. Therefore, college students should adjust their employment concepts, dare to try new fields, and enrich their employment paths, rather than sticking to traditional choices.
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