Job seekers increasingly shun life in big cities

Chengdu is first choice, while metropolises slip in popularity rankings, despite higher pay

More job seekers are moving to smaller cities to escape the pressures of living and working in metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai, a report on employment in the first quarter said.

Fueled by a series of preferential government policies, jobs in e-commerce, Internet services and real estate became the most sought-after in the first quarter.