The Influence of Digital Economy on Employment in China's Labor Market: Mechanism, Characteristics and Strategies

Chinese economy is transforming from an industrial economy to a digital economy and accelerating the changes of China's labor market. Firstly, this paper explores the influence mechanism of digital economy on employment from the perspective of digital economy and proposes that digital economy has an influence on employment through the triple effects of substitution, creation, and matching. Secondly, it analyzes the characteristics of new forms of employment in China's labor market. The digital economy has become an important driving force for China's employment growth, and it is also facing the challenges from the changes in total volume, structure, and required vocational skills of employment. Finally, it puts forward the strategies on how to optimize the employment of Chinese labor force in the era of digital economy, including digital skills training, social support policies, and support for independent entrepreneurship to respond to the challenges of employment and Facilitate the coordinated development of digital economy and employment effectively.