An Analysis of Influence Factors on Rural Migrant Worker's Earnings from Informal Employment.

Informal employment of rural migrant is an important way for rural labor force's transferring. In order to know well the influence factors to their earnings of informal employment,a cross-sectional survey was undertaken with random samples of rural migrant workers in Shandong Province. Totally,800 questionnaires were distributed, and 650 were collected and 479 were valid. The result of logistic regress analysis showed industries of migrant workers work in,ownership of the organization, distance from home,worker's age and gender influence worker's earning significantly;However,marriage,education level,and whether or not they had contract land haven't significant influence. Based on the above data,authors utilized descriptive statistic analysis to explore the deep reasons that the rural migrant workers' competition for jobs isn't strong. So,author suggested the following measures to increase migrant works earnings:relevant government department may collaborate social lectors and give migrant workers job training, enhance the industrialization of rural area, establish the job information platform and help the rural migrant workers found entrepreneur.