A record 8.34 million people will graduate from higher education in China this year, up from 8.2 million in 2018, China’s Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Qiu Xiaoping said at a press conference Wednesday.
“At the same time, structural contradictions in employment are becoming more prominent, with relatively large employment pressure in some regions and industries and among some groups,” Qiu said.
Qiu spoke at an inter-ministry State Council Information Office press conference organized to discuss goals set at the Central Economic Work Conference, a key policy meeting that took place in December.
New graduates will be a top priority in the ministry’s work to boost employment, Qiu said.
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