According to the Hanoi Employment Service Center, December is an important final stage for businesses and the city to complete the targets set for 2025. The labor market in December is expected to continue to be vibrant, with the main driving force coming from businesses accelerating production and business to prepare for the peak season at the end of the year and Lunar New Year 2026.
The industrial, manufacturing and processing and trade and service sectors are expected to lead the market with the demand for human resources expected to grow the strongest, about 6% in the textile, footwear, electricity - electronics - refrigeration, mechanical industries; recruitment will increase by 4-5% in retail, logistics, and travel industries. The construction sector is forecast to increase by about 4%.
At the same time, some industries tend to reduce recruitment in the final period of the year such as real estate business activities, professional activities in science and technology, education and training, ...
In November 2025, the Hanoi Employment Service Center provided job counseling, vocational training, unemployment insurance and labor law policies to 25,468 employees and 1,344 enterprises; introduced jobs to 3,458 people.
In addition, the Center has organized 25 job fairs (including 3 mobile fairs in Dong Anh commune, Cau Giay ward and Phu Thuong ward); 79 units participated in recruitment with a total of 11,968 recruitment and enrollment targets; 4,903 workers were interviewed at the fairs, 1,734 workers were received and recruited at the fairs.
