Sichuan introduces 20 new policies on "investing in people" to support the expansion of employment opportunities in emerging fields.

The People's Government of Sichuan Province website today released "Several Policy Measures to Increase Investment in Human Capital to Promote Sustainable and Healthy Economic and Social Development", focusing on key areas such as employment, skills upgrading, and elderly care, and introducing a series of concrete measures. Among them, it proposes to support the expansion of employment opportunities in emerging industries. For enterprises in the fields of culture, sports, tourism, elderly care, childcare, and digital economy, with a layoff rate below 5.5% in 2026 and an increase in the number of employees by more than 30% compared to 2026 as well as maintaining stable employment for more than 6 months, the enterprises will be awarded with expansion subsidies based on the number of employees. Specifically: enterprises with 50-99 employees will receive a subsidy of 200,000 RMB; enterprises with 100-199 employees will receive a subsidy of 400,000 RMB; and enterprises with 200 employees or more will receive a subsidy of 600,000 RMB.