The employment of young people, college graduates in particular, will remain the priority of the nation's work in stabilizing the job market this year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on April 27.

The latest official figures show the group is facing increasing pressure in landing jobs as the number of college graduates keeps hitting record highs. There are 10.76 million graduates this year, while vacancies offered by companies have fallen due to the impact of COVID-19.

According to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, 2.85 million people landed a job in urban areas in the first three months of this year, with an average surveyed unemployment rate for the first quarter of 5.5 percent. However, 16 to 24-year-olds saw their surveyed unemployment rate at 16 percent for the period.