Among the permanent residents of Foshan, there are 701,200 people considered talent resources, but the density of talent is below the provincial average. According to the "Analysis of the Distribution of Talent Resources in Foshan" released yesterday by the Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the status of Foshan's talent resources does not match its economic development standing and is not yet adapted to the current task of industrial transformation and upgrading faced by Foshan, as indicated on Jiangsu Talent Recruitment Network.
The analysis report defines talent resources as populations with education levels of a junior college degree or above, and provides an analysis and comparison of the distribution status and characteristics of Foshan's talent resources. Data from the sixth national population census shows that in 2010, the number of talent resources among the permanent residents of Foshan increased by 505,500 compared to 2000, reaching 701,200 people, ranking fourth in total volume scale across the province.
However, the overall talent density reflecting the overall quality of Foshan’s employed population is generally lower than the provincial average. Data from the second economic census shows that in 2008, the talent resource density of legal entities in Foshan was only 2,172 people, ranking 15th in the province, which is merely 63% of Guangzhou's and 75% of Shenzhen's, placing it roughly in the middle to lower positions within the Pearl River Delta region.
Although Foshan is a strong city in terms of industry and enterprises have concentrated 74.8% of the city's talent resources, from the perspective of talent density, the number of talents per ten thousand people in enterprises is 1,788 people, among which manufacturing accounts for only 1,438 people.
"Foshan is a major city in manufacturing but not yet a major city in talent resources," said Huang Feifei, Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau of Statistics. He believes that the quantity and quality of Foshan's talent resources struggle to meet the needs of the current industrial transformation and upgrading in Foshan. The relatively low overall quality of the labor force is not conducive to Foshan's industrial transformation and upgrading. Foshan must indeed enhance the sense of urgency and mission in doing a good job in talent work, and gain new round of development and competitive advantages through the advantage of talent resources.
The "Analysis" report proposes that in the future, Foshan must continue to leverage its strong industrial foundation, focus on the high-end of the industrial chain, prioritize the cultivation and introduction of high-level innovative talents, while also accelerating the transfer of talent resources to enterprises by playing the leading role of enterprises in attracting and nurturing talent.