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April, 2021
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-business-operations-and-the-coronavirus-updates.html/
https://www.gso.gov.vn/en/data-and-statistics/2020/10/inforgraphic-labour-force-and-employment-september-
and-9-months-2020/
Vietnam
Total Workforce (000s) Sept '20
54,400
Unemployed Workers (000s) 1,289
Unemployment Rate 2.4%
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.8%
29,065
60,546
7,651
13
59
6
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20 -64 years)
65 years+
Local Born Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
27,044
27,481
27,117
26,080
26,836
1.9%
2.1%
1.9%
2.5%
1.9%
23,403
23,545
22,961
22,013
23,173
2.1%
1.9%
2.4%
2.6%
3.1%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
76.8%
77.1%
75.8%
73.4%
76.4%
63.4%
64.4%
62.5%
60.0%
63.0%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
0.1% of the population is foreign born. 58% of the migrants are
male.
3.4 million Vietnamese have emigrated.
35 Covid-19 deaths.
Borders are closed and any arrivals must
quarantine.
Most non-essential shops and businesses are
open.
Schools are open but may close on a regional
basis to restrict infection outbreaks.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands