Nearly 102,000 labourers register in August hinh anh 1A total of 101,700 labourers were registered at newly-established businesses in August (Source: VNA)

 Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 101,700 labourers were registered at newly-established businesses in August, up 8.8 percent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

The number of workers at industrial firms also increased by 4.3 percent in August compared with the same period last year.

The number of labourers at State-owned enterprises fell by 4 percent while the figure at non-State enterprises rose by 0.9 percent and at foreign direct investment (FDI) firms, up 7.6 percent.

Last month, there were 12,404 newly-established enterprises with total registered capital at 131.4 trillion VND (5.78 billion USD), up 6.2 percent in volume and 39 percent in capital against the previous month.-VNA

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