It highlighted a positive shift in the labor structure with a sharp fall in the proportion of agro-forestry-fishery laborers and increases of those in the industry – construction and service sectors.

During the period, the number of employed workers at the age of 15 and above reached 54.3 million.

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The number of employed workers at the age of 15 and above reached 54.3 million in the first six months of 2019

The figure included 19.2 million in the agro-forestry-fishery sector, equivalent to 35.3 percent of the total and down 3.1 percent year on year. Meanwhile, 15.7 million worked in the industry – construction sector (accounting for 28.9 percent and up 2.3 percent) and 19.4 million in the service sector (accounting for 35.8 percent and up 0.8 percent).

The unemployment rate among people of working age was 2.16 percent. It was 3.11 percent in urban areas and 1.66 percent in rural areas, according to the GSO.

In the January-June period, the average monthly income of wage earners was estimated at VND 6.7 million. This figure was VND 7.1 million among men, VND 6.3 million among women, VND 7.8 million among wage earners in urban areas, and VND 5.9 million among those in rural areas.

The monthly income in the group of leaders of sectors, all-level administrations and units averaged VND 11.2 million, up VND 1.7 million year on year. The figure rose by VND 1 million to VND 9.2 million among specialists and skilled technicians, and by VND 746,000 to VND 4.8 million among unskilled workers, data showed.

Source: VNA