贯彻落实党的二十届四中全会精神权威访谈丨促进高质量充分就业 持续深化社保制度改革——访人力资源社会保障部党组书记、部长王晓萍

Core Insights - The article emphasizes the importance of promoting high-quality and sufficient employment, as well as deepening social security system reforms in China, aligning with the goals set forth in the 14th Five-Year Plan and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China [1][2]. Employment Achievements - During the 14th Five-Year period, the employment situation has remained generally stable, with a total of 60.32 million new urban jobs created by the end of September 2023, exceeding the target of 55 million [2]. - The average urban survey unemployment rate over the past four years was 5.3%, which is below the expected control target [2]. - Employment quality has steadily improved, and labor rights have been effectively protected [2]. Social Security System - China has established the world's largest and most comprehensive social security system, with a basic pension insurance coverage rate exceeding 95% [2]. - The total scale of pension, unemployment, and work injury insurance funds reached 70.8 trillion yuan, with a cumulative surplus of 9.8 trillion yuan [2]. Human Resource Development - The government aims to transform the demographic dividend into a talent dividend by implementing gradual retirement age policies and providing vocational skills training to 92 million people [3]. - There are over 80 million professional technical personnel and more than 220 million skilled workers in China, with over 72 million high-skilled workers [3]. Employment Strategies - The government plans to implement a series of policies to promote high-quality employment, focusing on creating more quality jobs in emerging sectors such as digital economy and high-end manufacturing [4]. - Structural employment issues will be addressed by enhancing lifelong vocational training systems and improving the matching mechanism between labor supply and demand [5]. Support for Key Groups - The government will expand employment channels for key groups, including college graduates and migrant workers, and provide targeted assistance to those facing employment difficulties [5]. - Policies will be implemented to ensure fair and orderly employment, including legislative measures to protect the rights of new employment forms and older workers [5]. Social Security Reforms - The government will accelerate the development of a multi-tiered pension insurance system and improve the basic pension insurance nationwide [7]. - Efforts will be made to enhance the long-term sustainability of social security funds and improve service levels for social security [8]. Talent Development - The government will focus on enhancing the relevance of talent training and development, particularly in key sectors such as digital and green economies [10]. - Reforms will be implemented to improve the talent development system, including salary reforms in public institutions and the establishment of a skills-oriented salary distribution system [10][11].