The 2025 labor market analysis report and the 2026 human resource demand forecast of the Can Tho City Employment Service Center (DVVL) show that last year, there were 6,040 businesses in the area that needed to recruit, with 113,803 vacant job positions. Recruitment demand in Can Tho is most concentrated in 5 occupational groups.
Leading is the group of food processing workers, woodworking jobs, garments, handicrafts and other related workers, with more than 35,000 turns of people, accounting for 31.14% of the total recruitment demand. Positions to be recruited such as processing workers, garment workers, manufacturing workers,...
Next is the simple labor group, with more than 24,000 turns of people, accounting for 21.68% of the total recruitment demand, concentrated in delivery, sweeping, packaging positions,... The group of business and management employees accounts for 9.15%, equivalent to 10,418 turns of people, with positions of business staff, market staff, purchasing staff,...
The group of scientific and technical technicians accounts for 7.45%, nearly 8,500 people, mainly in positions of electrical - electronics technicians, mechanical technicians, information and communication technology operators,... The construction and related labor group accounts for 6.78%, with positions such as tensers, welders, concrete pourers,...
Also through statistics, the City DVVL Center recorded that the positions of employees with recruitment needs accounted for the highest proportion if divided by rank, with 96.29%. Meanwhile, management positions at intermediate and senior levels accounted for a very low proportion, respectively 3.44% and 0.28%.
Can Tho City's labor market in 2025 recorded many positive signs thanks to the development of industrial parks and new investment projects. Human resource demand is still increasing, mainly in the general labor group. This not only creates more job opportunities but also contributes to improving income for workers, reflecting a promising picture of the local labor market. In the period 2020 - 2025, Can Tho industrial parks created jobs for more than 515,000 workers.
