On May 12, the Hanoi Employment Service Center said that April 2026 recorded a rapid increase in recruitment demand in Hanoi with 5,000 job positions. The focus is on the wholesale, retail and other services industry group (accounting for 51.2%), followed by the processing and manufacturing industry group - construction (accounting for 30.8%).
Also according to the Hanoi Employment Service Center, businesses prioritize recruiting workers with degrees (university level or higher accounting for 28.9%). The most common salary payment level in the market today is from 10-20 million VND/month (accounting for 47.6%), showing that businesses proactively increase income to retain workers.
In April 2026, there were 35,000 workers looking for jobs. Supply is strongly differentiated, surplus in the high-skilled group (university or higher accounting for 35.8%) and the untrained group (37.8%), but shortage of intermediate technical skills workers (primary, intermediate, college). The expected income level of workers is mostly concentrated at 5-10 million VND/month (accounting for 57%).
Hanoi City has supported job creation for 18,500 workers through loans, labor export and job transaction sessions. In April 2026, the Employment Service Center organized 32 job transaction sessions, and received 5,126 applications for unemployment insurance benefits and issued decisions to support 2,963 cases with a total amount of 161.4 billion VND.
The Hanoi Employment Service Center believes that the employment picture will continue to be vibrant but with differentiation and stricter requirements. The service - tourism group will explode recruitment but prioritize personnel with communication and foreign language skills. The manufacturing sector will shift to reducing unskilled labor, increasing the recruitment of automation technicians and supply chain personnel. In particular, the group of workers with multitasking skills and knowing how to apply AI/technology will hold a superior competitive advantage.
