Hanoi in need of 100,000 workers in first quarter 2022

Hanoi is forecasted to need an additional 80,000 to 100,000 workers in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Hanoi Centre for Employment Services (SCES), under the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Labourers complete unemployment procedures at the Hanoi Employment Service Centre.(Photo: VNA)
Labourers complete unemployment procedures at the Hanoi Employment Service Centre.(Photo: VNA)

The fields with the highest demand growth rate for recruitment in the capital city, include trade, business, information technology, mechanics, finance and banking.

In 2021, the city created jobs for 179,600 workers, meeting 112.2 percent of the yearly target.

Of that number, 1,400 people were sent to work abroad, mostly in Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Chinese Taipei. Additionally, nearly 14,700 other workers were recruited through employment sessions.

In February this year, Hanoi generated jobs for more than 10,500 labourers.

Last month, the SCES successfully organised 20 mobile job transaction sessions, attracting the participation of more than 440 units and businesses, and around 2,200 labourers. Through such sessions, the centre helped 789 people to get jobs.