The metric was used to reflect the job market and serve as a supplement to the registered urban unemployment rate.
The member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering was among four people awarded the People's Hero, China's national medal and honorary title for their outstanding contribution to fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, on Aug 11.
The meeting also called for the extensive application of practices used to reach out to and meet the needs of businesses during the response to COVID-19, and for restrictions to be removed unless they are needed for disease containment purposes.
The ministry issued punishments in nearly 5,000 cases related to violations of environmental protection regulations and laws in Q1, up around 200 percent year on year.
The meeting said the country should continue to implement its supply-side structural reform, stabilize economic growth, promote reforms and push forward opening-up next year, according to a China Central Television report.
The ministry also called for local authorities to conduct strict supervision over the use of the funds, with third-party agencies set to be assigned to evaluate the progress and results.
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The ministry made the remarks after the US government decided to ban US investments on Nov 12 in Chinese companies that it claimed are linked to the Chinese military.
The ministry issued a regulation in September creating a national blacklist to punish employers that fail to pay migrant workers.
The ministry said disinfection of the premises should be taken up immediately if any person is found COVID-19 positive.
The measures include construction of a themed industrial park and a rice noodle quality supervision center, as well as increasing online and international promotion, she added.