The World Bank agrees that China's Labour surplus has not yet run out.

世界银行同意中国的剩余劳动力还没用完的说法。

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Yet many economists argue that China is likely to suffer from a Labour surplus rather than a shortage for years to come.

然而，很多经济学家认为未来几年中国将遭受劳动力过剩而不是劳动力短缺。

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There are localised skill shortages, but it is hard to believe that China's labour surplus is exhausted when almost 60% of the population still lives in rural areas.

（见表三）技术本地化的匮乏是存在的，但中国将近60%的人口仍然居住在乡村地区，因此很难说中国过剩的劳动力出现了枯竭。

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These increased labour productivity faster than other areas of the economy could absorb that newly surplus labour.

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Labour productivity is rising faster than the ability of other areas of the economy to absorb that newly surplus labour.

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What happens if we employ this newly surplus labour to do something so that it is happier?

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