Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Vietnam's labour market.

Employment grew 0.3% from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026. Average worker income grew 0.3% over the same period.

Employment period
Q2 2026
Unemployment period
Q2 2026
Source status
Verified official release + labeled benchmark
Employed
52.7M

Q2 2026

Employment change
+0.3%

Q2 2025 to Q2 2026

Unemployment
68.4%

Q2 2026 · Working-age labour force

Average income
VND 53,800,000

Est. USD $2,072

Q2 2026 · monthly

FX 30 Sept 2026

Employment and income cover workers aged 15 and over. The unemployment rate covers people of working age, as defined by Vietnam NSO.

USD estimate uses the U.S. Treasury rate dated 30 Sept 2026. It is a currency conversion, not a cost-of-living comparison. See exchange-rate details.

Vietnam detail

Labour market signals

Official growth comes first. Demand and churn use the best available evidence, with scope and source shown clearly.

Source period: Q2 2025 to Q2 2026. Official national employment series.

Vietnam market mapGrowth
Q2 2026 / 52.7M employed / +0.3%

National employment trend for Vietnam from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026. The line uses official employment values for every available period.

Q2 2025: 52.53M employedQ2 2026: 52.7M employed
Q2 2025Q2 2026

Growth signal

DecliningGrowing

Evidence

Sources and dates

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Labour and employment situation, Q2 and first half 2026

National Statistics Office of Vietnam / Official government data

Verified official government data release · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm

Period
Q2 2026
Published
3 Jul 2026
Source updated
3 Jul 2026
Open source

Business production survey, Q4 2025

National Statistics Office of Vietnam / Official government data

Verified official government data release · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm

Period
Q4 2025
Published
Jan 2026
Source updated
Jan 2026
Open source

Vietnam labour-market mobility survey

Coc Coc Research / Vieclam24h, reported by Viet Nam News / Third-party benchmark

Verified third-party benchmark release · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm

Period
2025-2026 survey
Published
8 Feb 2026
Source updated
8 Feb 2026
Open source