关键词: 流动人口, 留守人口, 就业, 影响因素, 比较研究

Abstract: Using the migrant survey data in May 2009,we examine the characteristics and determinants of migrant employment in urban China,compared with the situation of their rural "left-behind" counterparts.Results show that migrants are mainly engaged in non-agricultural occupations with marked geo-characteristics;and their employment pattern has changed from "individual operation without employees" to "permanent/ contract/ temporary workers" with more dependence on enterprises and institutions.In addition to regional and individual characteristics,working time and employment channel affect their occupation choices.Despite the fact that more than half of the rural "left-behind" people have had the experience of being migrant workers,the experience has no significant effect on their occupation after controlling other variables.Implications are discussed in the paper.

Keywords: Migrant, Left-behind People, Employment, Comparative Study