Shenzhen, a first-tier city in South China's Guangdong province, has become the most attractive city for talent this year, followed by Hangzhou and Shanghai, 21st Century Business Herald reported citing the latest report from Maimai, a social networking app for office employees.
The three industries with the highest happiness overall are education/training/R&D, durable consumer goods and healthcare/pharmacy, while the three unhappiest ones are trade/wholesale/retail, animal husbandry and fishery and IT/internet.
In terms of attracting talent, the IT and internet industry saw the biggest inflow of talent, while service, manufacturing and financing experienced a significant outflow of talent, the report said based on a big data analysis of 110 million users and social recruitment.
Let's have a look at the top 10 most attractive cities for talent in China.
No 10 Xi'an
People have dinner on the terrace of a restaurant next to the Dayan Pagoda Square in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on March 23, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 9 Zhengzhou
Employees promote online mobile phone sales via livestreaming at a shopping center in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, on March 20, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 8 Guiyang
A snowy scene from Guanshan Lake Park in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Jan 25, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 7 Guangzhou
A view of Guangzhou's central business district, Oct 20, 2019. [Photo/Sipa]
No 6 Changsha
A couple watch heart-shaped traffic lights at a commercial street in Changsha, Hunan province, on Aug 25, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 5 Beijing
A view of the Beijing central business district on May 24, 2020. [Photo/Sipa]
No 4 Chengdu
People shop at a night market on the street in Chengdu, Sichuan province. [Photo by Hua Xiaofeng/For China Daily]
No 3 Shanghai
High-rise buildings are seen in Shanghai. [Photo/Sipa]
No 2 Hangzhou
Tourists enjoy the blooming lotus plants in the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, June 26, 2020. [Photo/Sipa]