China manufacturing workers in high demand as consumption revives

Labor crunch hits mechanical equipment, electronic parts and auto parts sectors

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A worker installs a power distribution cabinet in a subsidiary of the State Grid in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province on Oct. 19. © Chinatopix/AP

CAO WENJIAO and HAN WEI, Caixin

China's job market is getting back on its feet as factories across the country return to operation with the COVID-19 pandemic largely under control. Rising consumption toward year-end is expected to create higher demand for manufacturing workers, analysts said.

Five of the top 15 occupations facing the worst labor shortages in the third quarter were manufacturing-related, reflecting rising demand as the economy rebounds from the pandemic, according to a survey published by a research unit affiliated with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

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