The number of overseas job agencies providing service for those who seek job abroad has risen from 38 in 1992 to the present 371, Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security Wang Dongjin said in Beijing Tuesday.

About three-quarters of the job agencies are non-public companies. Previously, they were dominated by state-owned companies or governmental institutions, Wang said at a work conference in this port city of east China's Shandong Province.

The number of Chinese citizens seeking jobs abroad has grown from only 1,000 in 1993 to the present hundred of thousands. The Chinese labor export in traditional sectors has maintained a certain scale, while that of sophisticated engineers and technicians are also on the rise, Wang said.

With the development of economic globalization, China will seize time to establish a job market in line with international practices. "That will not only alleviate the long-standing employment pressure within China, but also help improve the competitive capability of the Chinese," Wang said.

Source: Xinhua