HCM City needs 320,000 additional workers in 2023
VOV.VN - Recruitment demand in Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to continue to increase in the coming months with roughly 320,000 additional workers needed, according to Dr. Do Thanh Van, deputy director of the city’s Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.
The city, the largest economic and financial hub in Vietnam, is home to over 4.6 million people of working age. Depending on both global and domestic economic growth, its demand for trained labourers stands at 86.45%, including 23.54% of university graduates.
Businesses are mostly in need of labourers in trade and services at 70.61%, industry and construction at 28.06%, and agriculture, forestry and fishery at 1.3%. Private enterprises account for 88% of the total market demand for human resources.
Dr. Van said that firms have great needs of recruiting workers, especially experienced labourers, high-quality human resources, and skilled workers.
Those in the job market are required to equip themselves with appropriate knowledge and skills to meet employer requirements, he stressed.