On November 18, the Hanoi Employment Service Center said that at this time, unskilled workers are having many difficulties in finding jobs in the city.
According to the Hanoi Employment Service Center, in October 2025, more than 36,000 workers will need to find jobs in the city.
A part of workers are being affected by economic factors such as geopolitical conflicts and US tariff policies, causing many businesses, especially in the export sector, to cut staff or stop operations. Based on a survey and information collection of over 4,000 job secher records of the Hanoi Employment Service Center, it shows that the desired salary of job seekers mainly in the general segment is from 5 - 10 million VND/month, accounting for 83.1%; from 10 - 20 million VND/month, accounting for 8.9%; the salary over 20 million VND/month, accounting for about 0.9%.
In terms of age, the young labor force aged 25-34 continues to be the largest job-seeking force, accounting for 48.6% (down 1.6% compared to the previous month). This shows that this generation of workers is in the most active career transition period. In contrast, the more experienced age group from 35-54 years old continued to take second place, accounting for 42.6%.
The demand for job search of workers in October focused on the following occupations: don gian dung (accounting for 27.7%), assemblers, equipment operators (accounting for 23.6%) and office assistant staff (accounting for 12%).
Among job seekers, the largest proportion is the group of "untrained" workers, which has increased to 47.4% (an increase of 9.8% compared to September 2025).
Analyzing the rate of unskilled workers finding jobs accounting for nearly 50% of the unskilled labor force, Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Employment Service Center said that unskilled workers are facing many difficulties in finding jobs at the end of the year even though businesses regularly recruit seasonal workers and part-time jobs at the present time. "The market is recruiting qualified and specialized workers who have been trained. The unskilled labor force will face more and more difficulties. Never before has there been such a high demand for unskilled labor at this time, before the peak production season at the end of the year, the demand for unskilled labor has not increased or even decreased compared to previous quarters, said Mr. Vu Quang Thanh.
