Hanoi (VNA) - The number of labourers employed in the last six months reached 51.4 million, increasing by 195,800 compared to the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported.
Notably, the rate of those joining the labour force in the second quarter was reported at 68.6%, the office said.
During the April - June period, the nationwide labour force aged 15 and above stood at 52.5 million, lifting the total in the first half to nearly 52.5 million, marking a rise of 196,600 year-on-year.
In the last quarter, the percentage of Vietnamese workers with degrees or certificates accounted for 28.1%, up 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and by 1.3 percentage points year on year.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate among the working-age population in the period remained unchanged at 2.27% compared to the same period in 2023.
The average income of workers in the first half of 2024 was 7.5 million VND (nearly 300 USD) per month, up 7.4% or 519,000 VND compared to the same period last year.
Pham Hoai Nam, Director of the Population and Labour Statistics Department, at the GSO said Vietnam is still in a period of golden population structure with a large and annually increasing working-age population, which is an advantage for supplementing the labour force, including employed workers.
However, Nam pointed out that in addition to positive signals, the labour market still remains limited, and the quality of labourers has yet to meet the demand as over 70% of workers have not received training beyond the elementary level./.
