From 1998 to 2000, more than 13 million laid-off and unemployed persons nationwide had taken part in retraining, and the reemployment rate after six months of training had reached 60 percent.

• 1998年至2000年的三年间，全国各地共组织了1300多万名下岗职工和失业人员参加培训，接受培训半年后的就业率达到60%25。