Unemployment rate increased in the educated group, decreased in the intermediate vocational group

This figure was given in the Vietnam Labor Market Newsletter No. 22, Quarter II/2019. Accordingly, in Quarter II/2019, the whole country had 1,054 thousand unemployed people, a decrease of 4.82 thousand people compared to Quarter I/2019 and a decrease of 7.19 thousand people compared to Quarter II/2018.

This is the fourth consecutive quarter with a decrease in the number of unemployed people, since the second quarter of 2018. The unemployment rate of working-age people is 2.16%, lower than the previous quarter and the same period last year.

The unemployment rate for university graduates increased by 0.57% quarter-on-quarter and 0.26% year-on-year. The unemployment rate for college graduates increased by 0.07% quarter-on-quarter but decreased by 0.47% year-on-year.

Number of unemployed working age people by level of education.

The 2019 online recruitment market report in Vietnam shows that by the end of 2019, there will be a surplus of human resources in some fields such as Administration/Secretary, Banking. Recruitment demand will increase in the Engineering, Maintenance/Repair; Technical Sales; Mechanics groups.

Compared to the second quarter of 2019, labor demand in the third quarter of 2019 continued to increase in a number of industries such as Mining (13 thousand people); Processing and manufacturing industry (241 thousand people); Construction (139 thousand people); Other service activities (79 thousand people);...

Some sectors will see a decrease in labor demand, such as Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (270 thousand people); Administrative activities and support services (20 thousand people).