The number of under-25s in China who applied for blue-collar jobs in Q1 2024 rose 165% compared to the same period in 2019, far outpacing the overall job application growth of 62.4% for the same age group and same period, reports Caixin. The popularity of blue-collar jobs has surged among young adults as demand has grown and wages have risen compared to pre-pandemic levels, a report by a leading online hiring platform showed.
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, online recruitment platform Zhaopin said in a report.
The rise in the popularity comes as China’s job market has been under pressure amid a patchy economic recovery from three years of the Covid-19 pandemic and a prolonged property market slump.