五”以来，在国有和集体企业下岗分流、减员增效的大背景下，国有单位和城镇集体单位的就业空间明显缩小，外资企业和港澳台投资企业就业数量基本稳定，只有个体、私营经济就业量持续增长，成为湖北省劳动力就业的一个重要渠道。2001年底，私营企业、个体工商户从业人员312.3万 Five ", the employment space of state-owned units and collective units in cities and towns has been significantly reduced under the background of decentralization of laid-off workers and reduction of staff efficiency by state-owned and collective enterprises. Employment by foreign-funded enterprises and investment enterprises in Hong Kong, Maucao and Taiwan is basically stable, with only employment of individuals and the private economy The amount continues to grow, becoming an important channel for employment of labor force in Hubei Province. By the end of 2001, private enterprises, individual industrial and commercial households employing 3,123,000