Ningxia doubles down on employment effort

Local government to launch schemes to build on record successes of last year

The Ningxia Hui autonomous region has strengthened its support for employment by creating 79,500 new urban jobs and transferring 823,000 rural workers out of farming last year, according to the region's human resources and social security department.

"Last year, we maintained the overall stability of employment, " said Xiao Shengqin, deputy director of the department.

The employment rate for college graduates stood at 97.3 percent, and 11,600 people facing difficulties got jobs, exceeding the previous target and setting a new regional record, he said.