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Blue-collar work surges in popularity among China’s young job seekers
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Young people were attracted by the diverse range of work offered by blue-collar jobs, as well as improved workplace environments and salaries and compensation.
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Zhang Yukun
BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) - The popularity of blue-collar jobs has surged among China’s young adults as demand has grown and wages have risen compared with pre-pandemic levels, a report by a leading online hiring platform showed.
In the first quarter, the number of people under the age of 25 who applied for blue-collar jobs jumped 165 per cent compared with the same period in 2019, far outpacing the 62.4 per cent growth in the number of job applicants of the same age group, according to a report published by online recruitment platform Zhaopin last week.
