Employment situation stable

政策性岗位帮助稳就业

China's new college graduates have enjoyed stable employment this year thanks to joint efforts by central and local governments, universities and enterprises, a senior education official said on Monday.

9月28日，教育部高校学生司司长王辉表示，在中央各部门、地方党委政府、高校、用人单位的共同努力下，2020届高校毕业生就业局势总体稳定。

The country had a record 8.74 million graduates this year, 400,000 more than last year, according to the Ministry¹ of Education.

2020届高校毕业生规模达到创纪录的874万人，比去年增加了40万人。

They have been faced with "unprecedented² challenges" due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, and it has been "extremely difficult" to ensure stable employment, said Wang Hui, director of the ministry's Department of College Student Affairs.

王辉说，受新冠肺炎疫情等多重因素影响，2020届高校毕业生就业工作面临前所未有的挑战，“稳就业”“保就业”的任务非常艰巨。

More than 2.8 million students have found jobs in the public sector³, including in government institutions, State-owned enterprises, public schools, grassroots service and rural areas, up from 2.1 million last year, he said at a news conference.

政府机关、国有企业、公立学校、基层和农村项目等政策性岗位已吸纳280多万毕业生就业，比去年同期增加70多万。

To ease the employment pressure on new graduates, the ministry plans to increase the enrollment of master's degree students by 189,000, while the country's bachelor's degree programs strive to admit an additional 322,000 junior college students.

此外，为了缓解应届毕业生就业压力，教育部决定将今年硕士研究生招生规模同比增加18.9万人，普通高校专升本规模同比争取增加32.2万人。