More workers look to jump ship

More Beijing workers are looking to switch jobs now than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008, according to a report released over the holiday weekend.

Official statistics for the first quarter of 2011 show labor agencies witnessed a 39.4-percent increase in registrations - 623,772 - compared to the same period last year.

Published by the capital's bureau of human resource and social security, a survey for the report found the majority of people behind the surge are workers already employed who are looking for fresh pastures, with the proportion rising by 11,712 on 2010 levels. It is the largest shift seen in one quarter since the economic meltdown three years ago.