White-collar workers more satisfied in Beijing

Beijing white-collar workers were more satisfied with their work and life than their counterparts in other large Chinese cities in 2016, despite facing limited promotion opportunities, intense competition and choking smog, according to a new report.

The 2016 year-end report, published by the Chinese human resources website Zhaopin.com, said the average score for job satisfaction given by 2,247 white-collar workers in the capital was 2.45 out of 5 - higher than the national average.

Though it's less than half the possible full score, the score for Beijing's workers was higher than those given by their counterparts in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Guangzhou workers gave a score of 2.16, the lowest of the four cities.