China issues five-year employment plan, vows to keep job market stable

China's State Council has issued a five-year plan to maintain a stable job market, focusing on sectors like manufacturing, services, and AI-driven employment opportunities.

China issues five-year employment plan, vows to keep job market stable
Xi Jinping
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​China's State ​Council, the cabinet, ‌issued the ​country's next five-year plan for implementing ‌the "employment-first strategy" on Wednesday, pledging to keep the job market broadly ‌stable and prevent large-scale unemployment risks.

The ‌plan said China would stabilise jobs in labour-intensive sectors including light manufacturing, ⁠textiles, ​foreign ⁠trade and construction, while expanding employment in ⁠services including elderly care, childcare, tourism, ​catering and others.

China will also ⁠adapt to the development of ⁠artificial intelligence ​to promote employment and entrepreneurship, explore new forms of ⁠human-machine collaboration, and use AI to strengthen ⁠job ⁠creation and public services.

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