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Hanoi plans to create 169,000 new jobs, reduce urban unemployment rate to below 3%, and increase the proportion of trained workers to 75% in 2025, its People’s Committee said.
The city will implement policies and solutions to support the comprehensive recovery and development of the labor market, with a focused and targeted approach.
Vu Thu Ha, the committe’s vice chair, said to achieve the targets, the city will focus on ensuring social welfare, developing the labor market, and strengthening the workforce.
At the same time, efforts will be made to promote economic growth, improve the quality of human resources, and raise the efficiency of job-creation loan programs funded by the city budget through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies’s Hanoi branch, the official added.
A total of 255 job fairs are planned throughout the year, aiming to create 50,600 job opportunities, including 4,600 positions overseas.
The People’s Committee has asked the Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs to take measures to boost the labor market, create jobs, and continue sending workers abroad.
In 2024, the city generated about 225,000 new jobs, surpassing the set target by 36.3%. The number of participants in mandatory social insurance exceeded 2.1 million, an increase of 4.5% compared to 2023. Meanwhile, 107,000 people joined voluntary social insurance, a rise of 21.2% year-on-year.
