Accordingly, laborers doing self-production and self-consuming work (those who produce agricultural products (food, goods) mainly for their families or themselves to use, instead of selling to the market) in the fourth quarter of 2025 were 3.8 million people, an increase of 34,100 people compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 177,100 people compared to the same period last year.
Self-sustaining labor is mainly concentrated in rural areas (accounting for 88.4%) and concentrated in women (accounting for 63.7%). Among the total of 3.8 million people who are self-sustaining laborers, there are more than 2.3 million people aged 55 and over (accounting for 61.8%).
In general, in 2025, self-employment workers were 3.8 million people, an increase of 122,500 people compared to 2024; female self-employment workers accounted for 63.4%.
The rate of workers who do not fully utilize their potential in Q4/2025 is 4%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and compared to the same period last year. In which, the rate of workers who do not fully utilize their potential in urban areas is 3.8%; rural areas is 4.1%.
In general, in 2025, the rate of unemployed workers is 3.9%, down 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous year. In which, urban areas are 3.7% and rural areas are 4%.
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