Premier Li Keqiang pledged to create 11 million new urban jobs and to keep the urban unemployment rate under 4.5 per cent in 2019. Photo: AFP
Jobs, jobs, jobs: China focuses on quality of life as trade war and lower growth take toll
- Premier Li Keqiang says the government will create 11 million new positions in urban areas and help disadvantaged groups join the workforce
- Plans are also afoot to cut mobile internet rates and expand childcare
Premier Li Keqiang pledged to create 11 million new urban jobs and to keep the urban unemployment rate under 4.5 per cent in 2019. Photo: AFP