885,000 register for jobs
A total of 885,000 job seekers registered with the Beijing Job Information Centre in the second quarter of this year, while 398,000 positions were on offer during the period, according to the Beijing Administration of Personnel.
Doctors want more money, less pressure
Some 17 per cent of doctors surveyed in Beijing were thinking about changing jobs, while 14 per cent of their Shanghai counterparts and 27 per cent of Guangzhou doctors wanted other jobs, the Beijing Morning Post reports. The main reasons cited were low income and pressure. Most were keen to go to private companies.
Unemployed are mostly under 35
More than two-thirds of the mainland's registered unemployed population are younger than 35, Xinhua reports. The State Council report said 70 per cent of officially unemployed people fall into the category.