The Impact Of Technological Progress On China’s Employment

In recent years,the international macroeconomic situation has been in a downturn,and the global economic uncertainty has increased,which is constrained by a series of factors such as China’s economic development entering a new normal,the deepening of population aging,the rising labor cost,and the slow process of deleveraging.The above factors not only increase the difficulty of "stable growth" of China’s macro-economy,but also promote the development of macro-economy to a certain extent in the direction of high quality,and the development of high technology is an important part of high-quality development.It is generally believed that technological progress has a negative effect on the employment environment as well as a positive role in promoting it.In this context,the study of the relationship between technological progress and employment can provide some reference for the balance between vigorously promoting technological development,promoting economic growth and stabilizing employment.Based on this,this paper aims to study the impact of technological progress on labor employment in China.Based on the existing research results at home and abroad,it summarizes the path and principle of technological progress on employment,and deduces the empirical model of this paper.In this paper,we use the panel data of 31 provinces and cities from 2005 to 2017 to study the impact of technological progress on the total employment population in China by using empirical methods such as spatial panel model and breakpoint regression.The results show that:(1)technological progress has a significant positive impact on employment in China.(2)The influence of technological progress on employment in different regions(central,Eastern and Western)is different,and it has the greatest impact on the central region,but not on the western region.(3)Compared with 2010 and before,technological progress has a more significant positive impact on employment after 2010.Finally,based on the results of mathematical analysis and empirical test,some policy suggestions are tentatively put forward.