Pingyao sees improved employment in Q2

Pingyao county in North China's Shanxi province saw stable employment from April to June by implementing various preferential policies.

During this period, 1,961 new jobs were created in urban areas, 1,261 unemployed persons were re-employed, 3,660 rural laborers obtained employment outside their villages, and 4,128 people found employment overseas. 

The urban registered unemployment rate was kept within 3.81 percent. 

The improved employment situation was due to local preferential employment policies and abundant fund support. 

In the second quarter of the current year, Pingyao recommended 95 individuals with guaranteed loans for entrepreneurship, including two college graduates and 86 rural self-employment farmers, and 28 households received loans of 5.87 million yuan ($870,228.47). 

The county reviewed and allocated 208,700 yuan in social insurance subsidies to 42 people with flexible employment and a one-time employment subsidy of 9,000 yuan to each micro and small-sized enterprise.