1. China’s Economic Development and the Change in Production and Employment in China

2. I would like to speak on the following four topics:
1. China’s Economic Development
2. Overview of Employment in China
3. Relation between China’s Economic
Development and Employment
4. Several New Trends in Employment in
China

3. 1. China’s Economic Development
(1) Size of the economy
(2) Investment in fixed assets
(3) Consumption
(4) External trade 5 10 15 20
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Changes in Annual GDP Growth （％）

4. 2. Overview of Employment in China
(1) Population and size of the labor force
(2) Total employment volume
55000
60000
65000
70000
75000
80000
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Changes in the Number of Workers ( ) (Unit: 10,000)

5. Diagrams: Ratio of the Population of the Employed in Urban and Rural Areas of the Total Employment Volume
Ratio of the population of the employed
in urban and rural areas (1990)
Ratio of the population of the employed
in urban and rural areas (2003)
Population of the employed
in urban areas
26%
Population of the employed
in urban areas
34%
Population of the employed
in rural areas
66%
Population of the employed
in rural areas
74%

6. (3) Employment structure0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Ratio of Employed Persons by Industry ( )
Primary industry 　　 Secondary industry 　　 Tertiary industry

7. Diagrams: Employment Structure by Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Industry
19%
Tertiary industry
29%
Primary industry
49%
Primary industry
60%
Secondary industry
21%
Secondary industry
22%

8. (4) Unemployment rate
4.3
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.6
4.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Changes in the Registered Unemployment Rates in Urban Areas ( )

9. 3. Relation between Economic Development and Employment
(1) First phase ( )
　 A major feature of the relation between economic development and employment during this phase was that economy and employment grew simultaneously. Regular employment and atypical employment existed side by side, and at the same time, supported the growth of employment. Atypical employment is gradually beginning to play the role of increasing employment.
(2) Second phase (1996-today)
A major feature of the relation between economic development and employment during this phase is that economy and employment are no longer growing simultaneously. While the momentum of economic growth has been maintained, the increase in the number of workers is slowing. The number of regular employees is declining. Atypical employment is absorbing an increasing number of workers.

10. 4. Several New Trends in Employment in China
(1) The employment conditions remain difficult.
(2) Atypical employment, such as employment of part-timers and job-hopping part-timers, continues to increase.
(3) The number of workers employed by foreign-affiliated firms continues to increase.
(4) The issue of young people’s employment has come to the surface.
(5) The issue of surplus labor in rural areas becomes an increasingly difficult issue.
　　In sum, China’s working-age population will increase by 5.5 million every year on average until In 2020, China will have a working-age population of 940 million. With this labor force, China must maintain a certain level of economic growth. For the Chinese Government, the employment issue is very important. Employment promotion is one of the Chinese Government’s long-term national policies.