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Author: Du Jiexin
2020-04-19 09:41
Date of last update: 2020-04-19 09:42It was announced last month that the unemployment rate from December 2019 to February 2020 rose significantly to 3.7%, a high of more than 9 years, of which the combined unemployment rate and underemployment rate of the retail, accommodation and catering services industry reached about ten years. High position. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong (19th) said in his blog that the Hong Kong economy is experiencing a very difficult year. The impact of the sharp economic downturn on the labor market is quite obvious, but the February data still does not reflect the global epidemic. The prevailing situation is expected to be announced tomorrow (April 20). The unemployment rate and underemployment rate from January to March of this year will further increase.
Zhang Jianzong expects to announce tomorrow (April 20) that the unemployment rate and underemployment rate from January to March this year will rise further. The labor market will still face tremendous pressure in the short term, and the employment situation will be difficult to improve in the short term. In this special environment, many companies will tighten their human resources. From May to July, the peak period for fresh graduates seeking employment, it is expected that their employment will be more difficult than in previous years.
He pointed out that the government will invest resources to "create jobs". In the next two years, the government will create about 30,000 time-limited jobs in the public and private sectors, covering people with different skills and qualifications, including experienced professionals and fresh graduates; it will also strive to diversify the types of jobs, whether it is Construction and maintenance technical and support positions, or professional fields such as legal, accounting, financial services, engineering and construction, as well as positions promoting arts and culture or green living are included.
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Zhang Jianzong expects to announce on April 20 that the unemployment rate and underemployment rate from January to March this year will rise further. (Photo of the Chief Secretary for Administration's blog)
The positions offered to the fresh graduates include jobs requiring professional or general skills, such as graduate internship plans for building surveying, urban planning, industrial surveying, land surveying and engineering, researchers and administrative assistants.
Zhang Jianzong pointed out that for job seekers, especially students who are about to graduate, the new measures and recruitment work will enable them to have more employment opportunities. Young people must make good career plans and prepare for the future. The Government welcomes young people who have ideals, vision, commitment, a sense of the country, and the feelings of Hong Kong, who regard Hong Kong as their home, to join the civil service and work hard to build Hong Kong. What you can get here is not just a promising and stable job, but also to realize your potential, practice ideal opportunities and serve the citizens.
Zhang Jianzong said that after the rain, the weather will always clear up. Everyone must strengthen themselves in the "epidemic environment", calmly respond, maintain a positive and positive outlook on life, and look farther away. Hope, and more importantly, make sufficient preparations for the future and practice your ideals in the right direction.
Zhang Jianzong unemployment rate