Adjust the labour force structure and energetically develop the tertiary industry.

In 1984 approximately 12.1% of the employed population in Zhejiang Province were in the tertiary industry, which is an increase over 1978's 8.1%. However, the province's level lags behind the national level. Changes in the province's labor force in the tertiary industry can be divided into 4 periods: 1) 1952-1957, a period of rather rapid development; 2) 1958-1962, marked by many great fluctuations (the percent of tertiary labor force rose from 7.1% to 12.6% and fell to 7.1%); 3) 1963-1978, a period of fluctuation between 8.1% and less than 7%; and 4) 1979-1984, a period of recovery and rather rapid development, when the percent of tertiary labor force rose from 9.1% in 1980 to 12.1% in 1984. The slow development of the tertiary industry resulted in the following: 1) an irrational urban-rural structure of the tertiary industry, 2) a growing tension in the transportation and telecommunication industries because of their insufficient development, 3) reduction of commerce and service trade, 4) a small proportion of industries aimed at raising the knowledge level (2.6% of the province's total employed versus 3.7% of the nation's), 5) poorly systematized living installations and public utilities, and 6) an increasing problem of disposition of the labor force. Favorable conditions for the development of Zhejiang Province's tertiary industry include 1) both the Party Central and the State Council give priority to the tertiary industry; 2) in recent years, industrial and agricultural productions have developed rapidly and the labor productivities of primary and secondary industries have been raised;) 3) there have been improved living standards and changes in consumption structure, and 4) light industry and agriculture, favorable for the development of the tertiary industry, are the major components of the province's economy. Some suggestions for developing the tertiary industry are 1) increase understanding and plan comprehensively, 2) provide comprehensive service with priority given to some key industries (such as transportation, communication, and catering), 3) make the policy more flexible to support and encourage the tertiary industry, 4) increase the proportion of investment in the tertiary industry, and 5) study and resolve certain theoretical and practical issues ( such as making tertiary industry an important component of the rational economic structure).