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China Human Resources Facts and Figures

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Average annual wages
US$
1995 680.30
2000 1,159.13
2001 1,344.54
2002 1,536.52
2003 1,736.65
2004 1,982.06
2005 2,309.34
Source: National Bureau of Statistics
Salary of college graduates
RMB per month
1998 829.00
2003 1,085.00
2005 1,529.00
Source: Web, Peking University
  • One in every 100 university graduates is willing to take a job offer with low or even no pay at the initial period
Source: Survey by Worker’s Daily, Henan, China Daily 2006-03-21
College graduates
Million
2001 1.04
2002 1.34
2003 1.88
2004 2.39
2005* 3.28
2006* 4.13
2007* 4.64
2008* 5.32
2009* 5.92
2010* 6.32

*Projected

Source: Development Research Center of State Council
Employees in SOEs*
Million people
1980 80.19
1985 89.90
1990 103.46
1995 109.55
2000 78.78
2001 74.09
2002 62.94
2003 43.12

*State owned enterprise

Source: National Bureau of Statistics
  • At start of 1990s China’s SOEs with workforce of more than 500 accounted for 41% of all industrial employees
Source: John Gittings, The Changing Face of China, 2005
Average annual SOE salary
US$
1999 1,032.19
2000 1,154.11
2001 1,350.57
2002 1,554.88
2003 1,761.25
2004 2,099.04
2005 2,423.27
Source: National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Labour and Social Security
  • China rose civil servant salaries by US$ 4.3 billion over 120 million state employees in 2006
Return rate of voerseas students
  Masters PhD
2001 43.2 35.7
2002 47.1 28.1
2003 57.2 18.6
2004 64.1 14.7
Source : Ministry of Education
Anticipated salaries,2006
% of workforce
  China Japan Singapore
Decrease 1 1 0
Remain the Same 19 35 20
Increase < 5% 22 46 34
Increase 5%-10% 53 17 39
Increase > 15% 3 1 7
  • Per capita cash income of China's rural citizens increased by US$11.70 to US$100.50 during first quarter of 2006,
Reasons for declining job offers
Higher Salary Expectations 41%
More and better benefits wanted 19%
Takes up job offer of other company 48%
Counter offer by present employer 31%
Working conditions 14%
Company reputation 13%
Other 4%
  • In a survey of 12,000 university graduates across China 29% had been turned down by recruiters due to the employer's unfair gender requirements.
Source: Zhaopin.com
  • In a survey of 12.000 university graduates across China 25% said place of birth was an obstacle for them to land a good job.
Source: Zhaopin.com
Hiring expectations in Asia
  • China will have 17 million more job seekers in 2006.
Source: National Development and Reform Commission, BJ review no. 32
  • In a survey of 890 people in Beijing and Shanghai:

-22% of university graduates went to large-scale job fairs to look for new jobs.

-18% of students found jobs through campus recruitment activities.

-20% of office workers prefer to find jobs online.

-23% of managers with at least five years of experience will turn to professional headhunted if they decide to look for a new job.

  • 60% of new graduates will face unemployment in the second half of 2006.
Source: National Development and Reform Commission 2006-05-09
Hot Jobs
  • Urban areas will need to provide jobs for 25 million people in 2006.
Source: National Development and Reform Commission, BJ review no. 32
  • Local consulting positions in Zhaopin's online job database rose from 11.25% in June 2006 to 12.5% in July.
  • Shanghai 's demand for consulting professionals is 7% higher than that in Beijing.
  • In a survey at China Europe International Business School more than 26% of MBA graduates found jobs at consulting companies.
  • Professional maids with childcare experience earn RMB3.500 per month in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
  • An estimated 200-300 Filipino maids work in Beijing.
  • Between 1,000 and 2,000 foreign maids working in mainland China.
  • In Beijing March 2006, annual income of 60% of maids ranged from RMB6.000 to 8.400.
Source: Survey by UNESCO and Peking University
  • 26% of foreign-funded enterprises in China have trade unions.
Source: All-China Federation of Trade Unions 2005-09

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