Fields with high demand for labor are manufacturing, trade and services.

Nearly 86% of Vietnamese enterprises have been affected by the pandemic.

In May, the Hanoi Center for Employment Service received nearly 11,700 claims for unemployment compensation, an increase of nearly 41% year-on-year.

Half of the number of laborers have their income reduced by at least 20%, with the majority being low-skilled workers.

The number of newly-established enterprises in Vietnam in the first seven months of 2020 declined by 5.1% year-on-year to 75,200.