By the end of Q1, the employed workforce nationwide reached 51.9 million people, a decrease of 0.4% against the previous quarter but a rise of 1.04% year-on-year. Of this total, 20 million got employment in urban areas while the figure in rural areas was 31.8 million.

The average income of Vietnamese 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, said Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan.

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.

The monthly average income of Vietnamese labourers in 2023 reached 7.1 million VND (over 291 USD) per person, up 6.9% compared to 2022, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision approving a development strategy of rural occupations until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has suggested the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reconsider a proposal on limiting unsecured personal loans in cash by consumer finance companies.

The average income of civil servants from Ho Chi Minh City is expected to increase this year but will not exceed 1.8 times their main salaries, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has replaced rice by coconut, fruit trees, vegetables and aquaculture in an area of 7,548 hectares under a project to restructure the local agriculture.

Banking, finance and insurance employees had the highest income across all sectors in Vietnam in 2014, with an average income of about 195 million VND (8,660 USD) per year.