大连市是国有大中型企业集中的老工业基地,改革任务十分繁重。为贯彻党的十五大精神,实现国有企业三年脱困目标,大连市不断加大国有企业减员增效力度,围绕建立促进下岗职工出中心再就业机制、建立积极的基本生活保障兜底机制、建立促进市场就业机制,进行了有益探索和大胆尝试,取得了成效。这里刊载的一组文章,比较全面地反映了大连市在就业工作方面的经验。 Dalian is an old industrial base where large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises are concentrated, and the task of reform is very heavy. In order to carry out the spirit of the 15th Party Congress and achieve the goal of three years of state-owned enterprises' self-help, the city of Dalian continued to intensify its efforts to reduce the number of staff and workers and establish a positive basic living guarantee mechanism. Promote market employment mechanism, conducted a useful exploration and bold attempt, and achieved success. A series of articles published here more fully reflect the experience of Dalian in employment.