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Labor and Social Security Index: Layoffs from SOEs, 1st Q in 2001

By the end of March this year, the number of laid-off workers from state-owned enterprises was 6.53 million, 230,000 less than that of the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

Among all the laid-off workers, 93.3 percent were registered at reemployment centers, 99.9 percent got basic living allowances from the government.

During the quarter 330,000 laid-off workers found new jobs, with the re-employment rate at 4.8 percent.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security releases major labor and social security indicators on a quarterly and annual basis.

Layoffs from SOEs in 2000

By the end of 2000, laid-off workers from China's state-owned enterprises amounted to 6.57 million, 47,000 more than a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

Of all the laid-off workers, 93.5 percent were registered at various reemployment centers, and 97.3 percent got basic living allowances.

Throughout the year 3.61 million laid-off workers found new jobs, with the re-employment rate reaching 35.4 percent.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security releases major labor and social security indicators on a quarterly and annual basis.

(People's Daily 05/08/2001)


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