Tough task to find work for jobless

China faces a "very tough" task of finding jobs for workers as the global financial crisis bites deeper into the Chinese economy, Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, said yesterday.

The global financial crisis has had a severe impact on China's economy as many companies have had to down shutters. It resulted in massive layoffs of farmers-turned-workers.

Eleven million of the 55 million farmers, who moved to cities for jobs after Spring Festival, are still unemployed, Yin said.