A Study on the Causes and Countermeasures of Structural Imbalances in Manufacturing Employment among University Graduates in China's Yangtze River Delta from the Perspective of Supply-Demand Matching

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202615222

Author(s)

Chen Xie, Jialiang Pan

Affiliation(s)

Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

Abstract

Amidst a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing in China's Yangtze River Delta has reshaped the structure of labour market demand. The dual predicament of "difficulties in finding employment" for Chinese university graduates and "difficulties in recruiting workers" in the manufacturing sector has persisted for a long time, becoming a key bottleneck constraining the cultivation of "new-quality productive forces". Based on the theory of supply-demand matching, this paper conducts an in-depth questionnaire survey of manufacturing and technology-based enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region, constructing a "dynamic supply-demand matching model" that encompasses multiple dimensions including skills, cognition and regional factors. The research reveals that digital transformation has driven a surge in corporate demand for interdisciplinary, multi-skilled talent, whilst university graduates exhibit a significant supply lag in core competencies such as industrial software application and data analysis. After further analysing underlying causes such as the "time lag effect" and "information silos", the paper proposes countermeasures including the establishment of an AI-powered employment matching platform and the implementation of a dynamic "micro-specialisation" curriculum adjustment mechanism. These measures aim to achieve dynamic coupling between talent development and industrial demand, thereby providing support for resolving the structural employment dilemma in the manufacturing sector.

Keywords

Matching of Supply and Demand; Manufacturing Job; Structural Imbalance; Education Integration in the Industry; Digital Transformation

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