On April 15, the Hanoi Employment Service Center said that in March 2026, the city issued certificates to 3,548 newly established businesses, an increase of 17.3% compared to the same period last year; registered capital reached 97.3 trillion VND, 4 times higher than the same period.
Public investment capital and FDI mobilization continue to play an important driving force to promote economic growth: Investment capital implemented from the State budget managed by localities in March 2026 reached 7,796 billion VND, an increase of 37% compared to the previous month and an increase of 51.6% compared to the same period in 2025. FDI attraction of the city in the month reached 146.9 million USD.
As a result, the labor market in March 2026 changed positively, the labor use index in enterprises increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month. The recruitment demand of enterprises is strongly focused on the high-quality human resources segment: The demand for recruiting workers with college degrees or higher accounts for a large proportion. Enterprises mainly pay salaries from 10-20 million VND/month (accounting for 50.2% of total demand), followed by 5-10 million VND/month (accounting for 46.2%). This reflects the shift in recruitment demand to skilled and experienced workers.
Also in March, the number of applications for unemployment benefits reached 4,113 applications (an increase of 1,700 applications compared to the previous month), showing that after Tet, workers tend to increase job changes. The city has created jobs for 21,500 people, through forms such as loan entrustment, labor export and job transaction sessions.
The labor market forecast for April 2026 will continue to develop positively as businesses promote stable production and business. Fields forecast to have high recruitment demand include: Processing and manufacturing industry (up 5%), tourism and travel services (up 4.5%), construction (up 4%).
