A farmer sifts rice grains for sale on e-commerce platforms in Hailong Township of Honghuagang District in Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2018. China's job market remained stable in 2018 while demonstrating new characteristics, according to a new report. Growing 3.9 percent year on year, the average monthly salary in China hit 8,096 yuan (about 1,027 U.S. dollars) in the fourth quarter last year, according to a report on China's job market by Forward Intelligence, a market research institute. Meanwhile, jobs with salaries above 8,000 yuan saw a rapid expansion in the period to account for 32.2 percent of the total, the largest share. IT industries remained the most attractive last year, while the education and training industry replaced the internet and e-commerce industry to show the most urgent need of employees, the report said. (Xinhua/Luo Xinghan)