Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

households/individuals

Kind of data

survey

Frequency of data collection

Quarterly: average based on 3 monthly data points

Sampling procedure

Sample size:

Abstract

The information of this survey is used to assess the fluctuation of labour market among quarters in the year and monitor the influence of socio-economic change on labour market in Vietnam.

The general information is presented for the whole country, urban/rural areas; 6 socio-economic regions, Hanoi city and Ho Chi Minh city for quarterly survey and 63 Centrally governed cities/provinces for yearly survey.

This is an in-depth survey with complicated contents. For each month, 16 to 24 enumeration areas per province are selected, 20 households are only enumerated at each of the enumeration areas (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there are 80 enumeration areas).

Geographic coverage

Whole country

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

Population aged 15 and over (working age population).

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Key information about Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate

• Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 68.1 % in Mar 2022, compared with 67.7 % in the previous quarter.
• Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2020 to Mar 2022, with an average rate of 68.1 % .
• The data reached the an all-time high of 70.3 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 65.6 % in Sep 2021.
• Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by General Statistics Office.
• In the latest reports, Vietnam Population reached 99.5 million people in Dec 2022.
• Unemployment Rate of Vietnam increased to 2.3 % in Jun 2023.
• The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 330.6 USD in Jun 2023.

Abstract

On 17 December 2015, the General Director of General Statistic Office issued Decision No 1160/QD-TCTK on the 2016 Labour Force survey, along with its survey plan. The purpose of the survey was to collect the information on 2016 labor market participation from those people who are 15 years old and above currently residing in Vietnam; regarded as a basic for aggregating and compiling national statistical indicators on labor, employment, unemployment and income. These results would support for ministries and branches assessing and comparing the changes in labour market among quarters within the reference year as well as with those of previous annual labour force surveys conducted by GSO. These results would be also considered as a basic to develop and plan policies on human resource development; activities of investment, production and business accordant with the development trend on labor market; as well as to access and apply International Labor Organization’s updated recommendations on labor and employment, especially in term of “labor under-utilization” into the reality of Vietnam. The statistics would be aggregated quarterly for the national and regional levels; and yearly for the provincial level.

Geographic coverage

Whole country.

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals ages 15 and above

Universe

Population ages 15 and over (working age population).

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sampling frame The sample of 2016 Labor Force Survey is the 2 stage stratified sample in order to ensure the presentative of quarterly aggregated statistics for the whole country, urban/rural, 6 social economic regions, Hanoi and Hochiminh cities as well as annually aggregated ones for 63 provinces/cities. Each province/city would constitute a main stratum with two sub-stratums namely urban and rural ones. The sampling frame is based on the 2015 Inter-censal Population and Housing Survey's selected enumeration areas.

Sample size The 2016 Labor Force Survey was conducted with the sample size of 50.640 households/quarter, (that is, equivalent to 16.880 households/month). The sample size was designed and allocated to ensure the statistical significance/ preventative of quarterly aggregated statistics at regional level and annually aggregated ones at provincial level.

Sampling deviation

The sample of this survey is stratified into 2 stages and designed as follows:

• Stage 1 (selecting EAs): Each province/city will constitute a main stratum divided into 2 sub stratums (of which, one will be representative for urban areas and the other is for rural areas). At this stage, list of provincial enumeration areas (the master sample frame – taken from the 1/4/2014 Inter-censal Population and Housing Survey’s 20% sample) will be divided into 2 independent sub-sample frames (urban and rural), and EAs will be selected by the method of probability proportional to size - PPS.

• Stage 2 (selecting households): At each selected EA (that is determined in stage 1), after updating the EA and making the list of households, the updated list of households will be divided into 2 groups (defined as the upper/first and the lower/ second half of the list of households). Then, at each half, 15 households will be selected systematically.

In order to improve the design efficiency and ensure to the reliability of survey sample, the sample will be selected alternately (under the 2-2-2 rotation). By this way, each EA will be divided into 02 rotational groups, whose households will be selected into sample in two adjacent quarters, and then excluded in 2 succeeding adjacent quarters, finally selected again into the sample in 2 following adjacent quarters. Each EA will be selected into the sample 4 times during a year at most.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Single questionnaire covering: - Household characteristcs - Individual characterists for those ages 15 and over as well as information on economic activity or inactivity

Response rate

Residence/Socio-economic region Total Male Female Labor force participation rate Entire country 100.0 100.0 100.0 77.5 Urban 31.9 32.0 31.9 71.0 Rural 68.1 68.0 68.1 81.0

Abstract

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS-Q1) is a household-based sample suvey conducted by the General Statistics Office. The survey was purposed to collect the information on labor market participation from households and household members of 15 years old and above residing in Vietnam. This is the first quarterly LFS which was conducted by GSO following the Decision No 1287/QD-TCTK by its Director General dated 10 November 2014. The survey data was collected and reported monthly by all Provincial Department of Statistics to the Departments of Population and Labor Statistics, GSO. The micro dataset which was then produced by GSO would be aggregated quarterly for the national and regional levels and yearly for the provincial level on national statistical indicators on labor, employment, unemployment and income. The quarterly LFS survey since first quarter 2015 has incorporated ILO's recommendations in reflecting the “labour under-utilization” category in the labour market of Vietnam.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals of 15 years old and above

Universe

The survey covered all women and men aged 15 and above resident of the household, including household members who served in the armed forces (military or policy and similar residing in the household. Those family members who served in armed forces but did not live in the household were excluded.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sample size was selected ensuring the level of representation by quarter at regional level and by year at provincial level, which specifically includes 56,340 households per quarter in equivalent to 18,780 households per month. The sample selection includes two stages as follow: Stage 1 (selection of location): Each province composed of two categories of selected samples by urban and rural areas. At this stage, the Provincial level list of surveyed households which was the main range of samples was extracted from 20% of the samples of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) by 1st April 2014, would be divided into two independent ranges of samples (urban and rural areas). The surveyed locations would then be selected using the statistics probability formula decided by the Department of Population and Labor Statistics, GSO. Stage 2 (selection of households): in each selected location for survey identified from stage 1, the Provincial Department of Statistics reviewed and updated the administrative units and prepared the list of households, grouping by an upper half and a lower half of the list. With each half of this list, the Provincial Department of Statistics selected 15 households using the sample selection software provided by GSO for the VHLSS in April 2014. The data of sample households in each group were collected on a rotation basis by different periods of the quarter. The list of selected locations for each month was prepared by the Department of Population and Labor Statistics, GSO and sent to Provincial Department of Statistics for implementation.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consisted of three sections with 64 questions.A household questionnaire was administered in each household, which collected various information on household members including sex, age, relationship, marital status, education and qualification, work activity in the last 7 days, current and previous work, reasons for work break, working hours and remuneration, unemployment and under-employment statu, work mobility and reasons.

Abstract

This Labour Force Survey was conducted by the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam in 2014. The main objectives of the surveys are to collect basic information on Viet Nam's labour market in 2014 in accordance with previous LFS studies and international standards. The data was collected using two-stage stratified sampling; the sampling frame is the sample 15% enumeration areas of the 2009 Population and Housing Census.The sample size of the survey is 50,640 households per quarter, equivalent to 16,880 households per month. Data covers the whole country, urban/rural areas; 6 socio-economic regions, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city for quarterly and all 63 centrally governed provinces for yearly.

The target universe includes population ages 15 and over. Sampling units are households; all eligible individuals in sampled households comprise the sample for the survey.

This is an in-depth survey with complicated contents. For each month, 12 to 22 enumeration areas per province are selected, 15-20 households are enumerated at each of the enumeration areas (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there are 80 and 63 enumeration areas, respectively).

Geographic coverage

Whole country

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals ages 15 and above

Universe

Population ages 15 and over (working age population).

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sample size of the survey is 50,640 households per quarter, equivalent to 16,880 households per month. Sample size was designed to ensure the statistical significance of data for region by quarter and for province by year. Households were randomly selected from the 15% sample enumeration areas of the Population and Housing Census 2009 following a two-stage procedure: 1. Selecting enumeration areas 2. Selecting households. All residents ages 15 and above were interviewed and enumerated.

Sample Frame: The sample of the 2014 Labour force survey is the two-stage stratified sample, presented for the whole country, urban/rural areas; 6 socio-economic regions, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for quarterly and all centrally governed cities/provinces for yearly. Each centrally governed province, city constitutes a main stratum with two sub-stratums of urban areas and rural areas. The sample frame is the 15% sample enumeration areas of the 2009 Population and Housing Census.

Sample design: The survey followed a two-stage stratified sampling procedure designed as follows: - Stage 1 (selecting enumeration areas): Each centrally governed city/province constitutes a main stratum, after that, each main stratum was divided into 2 sub-stratums within each representing "urban" and "rural" areas. Then, the list of enumeration areas of cities/provinces (the master sampling frame was taken from the sampling frame 15% of the Population and Housing Census 2009) was divided into 2 independent samples (urban and rural) and enumeration areas were chosen by the Kish method. - Stage 2 (selecting households): for each enumeration area defined in stage 1, 15 enumeration households (55 provinces) or 20 enumeration households (8 provinces: Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, ?ak Nong v? Binh D??ng) were systematically chosen.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Single questionnaire covering: - Household characteristcs - Individual characterists for those ages 15 and over as well as information on economic activity or inactivity

Abstract

The survey primarily aims to provide current information on the situation of the labour market (employment, unemployment, working time,etc) for development planning and monitoring. Other objectives of the survey are to collect basic information on the labour market that is comparable to international standards and to assess the impact of the global economic downturn on the labour market in Viet Nam.

Geographic coverage

National

Universe

Definition of household and household members: A household comprises either one person living alone or a group of people living in the same dwelling and sharing meals together. For households with 2 persons or more, the members may or may not share a common budget; and may or may not be related by blood or marriage. Age coverage: The labour related questions of the survey relate to the population of 10 years old and over

Sampling procedure

The population census was used as a sampling frame. The sample was stratified using the following variables: geographic region, urbanisation, population size of locality, urban/rural areas. There were 2 sampling stages, and the ultimate sampling unit (USU) was the household. The sample had 32 USUs/ households per sample are and three USUs were interviewed per interviewer, per day.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Labor Force Participation Rate in Vietnam remained unchanged at 68.20 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 68.20 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Vietnam Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the first quarter of 2025, the labor participation rate was at **** percent in Vietnam, indicating a slight decrease compared to the preceding quarter. The labor force reached about ** million people in that quarter.

In the first quarter of 2025, the labor force in Vietnam reached approximately ** million, indicating a slight decrease from the previous quarter. In the same quarter of 2025, the country's labor participation rate was at around **** percent.

In 2022, the labor force participation rate was highest among Vietnamese aged 35 to 39, at about **** percent. Meanwhile, people between the ages of 15 and 19 registered the lowest proportion, with **** percent. Overall, the labor participation rate was **** percent in Vietnam in that year.

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In the fourth quarter of 2023, the female labor force participation rate was **** percent while the male labor force was **** percent in Vietnam. Overall, the labor participation rate was **** percent in Vietnam in that quarter.

In 2023, the proportion of the trained labor force reached approximately ** percent in urban areas and **** percent in rural areas in Vietnam. The trained labor force constituted **** percent of Vietnam's total labor force during that period.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the urban labor force reached approximately **** millions and the rural labor force amounted to about **** millions. In that quarter, the labor participation rate was **** percent in Vietnam.

Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): Northern Midlands & Mountain data was reported at 66.400 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 65.500 % for 2022. Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): Northern Midlands & Mountain data is updated yearly, averaging 84.800 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2023, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.500 % in 2018 and a record low of 63.100 % in 2021. Vietnam Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): Northern Midlands & Mountain data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G026: Labour Force Participation Rate: By Provinces: Annual.

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The supply of labor available in an economy includes people who are employed, those who are unemployed but seeking work, and first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included: unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, while some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Data on labor and employment are compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from labor force surveys, censuses, establishment censuses and surveys, and administrative records such as employment exchange registers and unemployment insurance schemes.

Vietnam Labour Force: Female data was reported at 24,507.000 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 24,177.800 Person th for 2022. Vietnam Labour Force: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 24,342.400 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26,476.600 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 18,996.700 Person th in 2000. Vietnam Labour Force: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G020: Labour Force and Employment.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the female labor force reached approximately **** million and the male workforce amounted to about **** million in Vietnam. In that quarter, the labor force participation rate was **** percent in Vietnam.

Vietnam Labour Force: Mekong River Delta data was reported at 10,596.600 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,519.300 Person th for 2016. Vietnam Labour Force: Mekong River Delta data is updated yearly, averaging 10,263.450 Person th from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,596.600 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 9,354.900 Person th in 2005. Vietnam Labour Force: Mekong River Delta data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G017: Labour Force and Employment.