Pham Hoai Nam, Director of the Population and Labour Statistics Department, added that the unemployment rate in the working age saw decreases compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year.

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Those aged 15 and over in the first quarter of 2023 was 52.2 million, 88,700 higher than that of the previous quarter and an increase of more than 1 million compared to the same period last year.

In the period, 51.1 million people aged 15 and over had jobs, 113,500 higher than the previous quarter and 1.1 million higher than the same period last year. Of the total, 18.9 million people were working in urban areas.

The number of underemployed people in the working age was around 885,500, down 12,400 against the previous quarter, and 443,100 against the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the number of unemployed people was 1.05 million, down 34,600 compared to the fourth quarter of last year, and 65,100 against the same period last year.

Bac Giang creates jobs to nearly 8,300 labours

(BGO) – The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) in Bac Giang province forecast that the province demands to employ about 65,000 labours in 2023, over 60,000 of whom will work at the industrial parks and clusters. In the first quarter, nearly 8,300 labours are expected to find suitable jobs in domestic company and overseas.

Bac Giang strives to create job for 32,500 labours by 2023

(BGO) – The Steering Committee for vocational training and employment in Bac Giang province (Steering Committee) sets a target to create job for 32,500 labours by 2023.

Vietnam hopes for stronger labour ties with US

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha has called on the US to enhance labour cooperation with Vietnam during a recent meeting with visiting US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai.

Bac Giang overcomes difficulties, ensures job for labour

(BGO) – Amid the order reduction, the businesses in Bac Giang province are striving to gain more orders, arrange the production line to ensure job for labours instead of reducing the human resources.

173,000 labours resume stable work at industrial parks

(BGO) – After the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday, more than 173,000 labours have resumed working at the businesses in the industrial parks of Bac Giang province so far, accounting for 98.8 percent of total number of stable labours ahead of the biggest festival in Vietnam, the Management Board of provincial Industrial Park (MBIP) reported.

Source: VNA