In the past decade, more than 55 million people have been employed in Shandong, andover 1.2 million new urban jobs have been created annually, accounting for about one-tenth of the national total.

Over the past ten years, the pattern of urban and rural employment in Shandong has undergone historic changes. The proportion of urban employment has increased from 46.5% to 60.7%, and the proportion of employment in the three industries has changed from 34.1:33.7:32.2 to 24.9:33.4:41.7. The tertiary industry has become the largest "absorber" of employment, and the "inverted pyramid" employment structure of the three industries has gradually taken shape.

Unemployment remains low, the registered urban unemployment rate keeps within 4 percent, and the surveyed unemployment rate has been at around 5.5 percent.

The quality of employment has been steadily improved, and the level of wages has kept rising, doubling those of 2012 in urban units.

The quality of the workforce realized a general improvement, with the number of skilled workers exceeding 14 million, of whom 3.5 million are highly skilled, an increase of 3.2 times and 1.7 times over 2012, respectively.

The legitimate rights and interests of workers have been effectively safeguarded, and labor relations remain harmonious and stable.

（sdchina.com）