Xiaochao: Economic growth has a certain distance from increasing employment requirements

BEIJING, July 16 Xinhua News Bureau spokesman, National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Division Director Xiaochao introduced the first half of this year's national economic performance, said the economy growth rate was affected by the international financial crisis, although in the rebound, but to increase employment requirements still have a certain distance. There was a Wall Street Journal reporter who asked what new trends and new developments have been in employment and unemployment in recent months.　　In particular, the employment of rural migrant workers, unemployment problems. In this regard, Xiaochao pointed out that at present, on the one hand, facing the peak employment, on the other hand, the economic growth rate is affected by the international financial crisis, although in the rebound, but the demand for increased employment is still a certain distance, the current employment is still facing greater pressure.　　In response to this situation, the central Government has placed special emphasis on the implementation of an active employment policy and a series of measures in the package. Xiaochao said, according to the relevant department statistics, in the first half of this year, our new employment will appear positive signs. The number of rural migrant workers has increased, at the end of the two quarter, the number of rural labor migrant workers increased by 3.78 million people in the first quarter, an increase of 2.6%. Among them, the eastern region increased by 560,000 people, an increase of 1.6%, the central region increased by 800,000 people, increased by 1.8%, and the western region increased by 2.42 million, an increase of 6.5%. Of course, the difficulties and pressures facing employment are still relatively large.