Youlife Group Inc. has entered a strategic partnership with Anhui Thingo Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd to provide AI-powered workforce solutions across China. The collaboration aims to integrate AI agent capabilities into Youlife's ecosystem, evolving from labor-intensive services to a platform for human-AI collaboration. This partnership is expected to address the growing demand for AI-enabled workforce solutions and digitally skilled workers in China.

The agreement outlines cooperation across three key domains: AI agent business development and ecosystem collaboration, joint construction of AI-powered recruitment systems, and vocational education partnerships. Under the AI agent business development, the companies will focus on developing AI-powered solutions across office operations, finance, marketing, legal services, and human resources. They will also explore AI agent-enabled outsourcing services and embed Thingo Technology's capabilities into blue-collar service scenarios such as invoice processing and contract review.

In the recruitment domain, Thingo Technology's AI agent technologies will be integrated into Youlife's recruitment infrastructure to enhance job matching efficiency and process automation. The companies plan to jointly develop an end-to-end intelligent recruitment platform featuring AI-powered candidate sourcing, RPA-driven automation, and integration with mainstream recruitment platforms. The goal is to establish an intelligent, automated, and closed-loop recruitment ecosystem.

The vocational education partnership aims to support the development of workers skilled in understanding, using, and collaborating with AI systems. The companies will jointly identify or help establish AI industry colleges, vocational training programs, and socialized workforce training initiatives. They will also introduce products and services such as AI learning companions, teaching assistants, and joint curriculum development.

Wang Yunlei, founder and chairman of the board of directors of Youlife, emphasized that the partnership allows Youlife to integrate AI agent capabilities into its ecosystem. He stated that as AI technologies become further embedded across China's vocational education, talent recruitment, and workforce management sectors, the partnership's competitive advantages are likely to grow, creating substantial new revenue opportunities.

Fu Lei, chairman of Thingo Technology, highlighted Youlife's comprehensive ecosystem serving the entire lifecycle of blue-collar talent. He noted that Youlife's market leadership, nationwide infrastructure, and full-chain service capabilities make it an ideal partner for innovative technology companies. The partnership aims to explore the human/AI workforce solution market together.

Key Partnership Areas

Youlife Group Inc. shares declined 8.34% to $0.49 in premarket trading on Thursday, extending losses after a 48% plunge in the previous session. The stock had surged more than 200% on Tuesday before momentum shifted, with no company-specific announcement driving Thursday's decline. Stocks that experience sharp speculative rallies often face steep pullbacks as traders lock in gains and buying momentum fades.

Vocational Education Expansion Strategy

Youlife recently announced a new "Five Core Strategic Framework" aimed at expanding its vocational education and workforce services business in China and overseas. The strategy focuses on five key areas: expanding county-level vocational training, partnering with approximately 100 technician colleges over the next three years, developing embodied AI and robotics education programs with Galaxy General Robotics, supporting agricultural digitalization in rural economies, and growing its international talent mobility platform through overseas training programs and potential acquisitions.

Chief Executive Officer Yunlei Wang stated that the company plans to scale vocational skills training across China's 2,847 county-level jurisdictions while pursuing growth in global markets. Industry data cited by the company suggests strong growth potential. Frost & Sullivan and LeadLeo Research Institute project China's vocational skills training market will expand from 850 billion yuan (about $115 billion) in 2024 to more than 2 trillion yuan (about $295 billion) by 2029. Grand View Research estimates the global technical and vocational education market could grow from $812.3 billion in 2024 to about $1.43 trillion by 2030.

Operational Scale

Youlife operates 180 domestic branches and more than 10 overseas offices, serving blue-collar workers through workforce training, employment services, and AI-driven workforce solutions. The company's expansion strategy aligns with projected market growth in both domestic and international vocational education sectors.