Chapter 3: Characteristic and Change of Current Employment

In recent years, because of rapid economic growth, China's employment situation has been relatively steady. However, since the second half of 2008, the obvious influence of the global financial crisis on China has resulted in worsening of the employment situation, with many small- and medium-sized enterprises conducting massive lay-offs. This situation has triggered a mass return of laborers to their native villages. Therefore, employment has become the current focal point in people's lives, and recent graduates are finding it difficult to obtain employment.