About 10 million urban residents will have difficulty finding jobs by 2010 due to pressure from the growing labour force, according to a new report.
In a 2006-10 development outline published late Wednesday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Âä≥Âä®ÂíåÁ§æ‰ºö‰øùÈöúÈɮԺâ said China, as the world’s most populous country, will continue to be troubled by unemployment in future years.
China’s labour supply is expected to top 830 million by 2010. In urban areas, an additional 50 million city residents will join the labour force by 2010, but only 40 million jobs will be created during this period.
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