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Labour market sees sign of strong recovery

The number of working people aged from 15 upwards reached 51.4 million in the first half of 2022, increasing by 400,000 people against the same period last year.
Labour market sees sign of strong recovery ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The number of working people agedfrom 15 upwards reached 51.4 million in the first half of 2022, increasing by 400,000 people againstthe same period last year.

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), 50.5million of the workforce secured jobs, representing an annual rise of nearly702,000 people. More than 1.1 million people were underemployed, down 30,200people year-on-year, with the underemployment rate being 2.48%, decreasing by0.1 percentage point annually.

In the second quarter alone, the number of employees grew inall three economic sectors, particularly services.

Approximately 881,800 people were underemployed in the second quarter, over 447,000and 263,000 less than the figures recorded in the previous quarter and the sameperiod in 2021, respectively. The underemployment rate was 1.96%, down 1.05percentage points from the first quarter and 0.64 percentage point annually.

Pham Hoai Nam, Director of the GSO’s Population and LabourStatistics Department, partly attributed the Q2 outcomes to the implementation ofthe Government’s Resolution 11/NQ-CP dated January 30, 2022 onthe programme for socio-economic recovery and development. The programme offersspecific measures to support employees in returning to work and those working in enterprises.

Meanwhile, workers’ average monthly income hit 6.6 millionVND (282.23 USD) in the second quarter, up 206,000 VND against the firstquarter.

Such increase showed a positive signal of the economic growthand recovery in the post-pandemic period, Nguyen Huy Minh, deputy head of thedepartment said./.
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