Beijing Shows New Tendency toward EmploymentMore and more Beijingers are employed in the social service sector and non-state-owned enterprises, according to a new survey.With the development of a knowledge economy in the city, an increasing number of people have been engaged in the new booming industries such as computer application, information consulting service, and technical service. The top three industries scoring the fastest increase in labor force last year are social service, scientific research and comprehensive technical service, as well as public health, sports and social welfare. These industries employed 124,000 people last year, becoming a driving force behind the workforce development of the city's service sector. Meanwhile, increased investments in public facilities has led to an increase of 15,000 workers in the public transport and taxi industries. The real estate and property management industries added 19,000 employees last year, thus becoming a new bright spot in employment. Yet retail business and government offices cut work forces by 15,000 and 54,000 in 2000, respectively. According to statistics, 793,000 people work in urban joint-stock cooperative enterprises, limited-liability companies and shareholding companies. Another 419,000 people are employed by foreign companies and enterprises involving investments from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and 244,000 work in individually-run businesses and private companies. The ratio of employment in non-state-owned businesses to the total workforce has increased 13.8 percentage points during the past five years. The fact indicates that the non-state sector is becoming a new area for employment in China's capital. |
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