Premier puts employment at top of the agenda

Growth must help improve people's livelihoods and raise household income, Li says

Premier Li Keqiang described the employment situation as his primary concern when he met the media on Thursday to wrap up the annual session of the national legislature. Li said the main reason for setting China's GDP growth target at around 7.5 percent this year is to ensure employment, improve people's livelihoods and to increase urban and rural incomes.

He said China cares more about its people's livelihoods than mere figures. By the same token, it cares about employment more than growth.