Industries and occupations that recruit a lot of workers in the first quarter of 2024

Những ngành, nghề tuyển dụng nhiều lao động quý I/2024 - 1 — In the first quarter of 2024, Ho Chi Minh City needs about 80,000 workers to meet economic development needs (Illustration: Pham Nguyen).

Ms. Nguyen Hoang Hieu, Director of the Center for Human Resource Demand Forecasting and Labor Market Information of Ho Chi Minh City (Falmi), said that Falmi has made initial forecasts on human resource demand in the first quarter of 2024 based on economic forecast data in the coming time of Ho Chi Minh City.

Specifically, according to Resolution No. 31-NQ/TW dated December 30, 2022 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Ho Chi Minh City to 2030, with a vision to 2045, the target by 2030 is that Ho Chi Minh City's average GRDP growth will reach about 8-8.5%/year.

From the above economic targets, it is forecasted that the labor force will have corresponding jobs to meet the economic development needs according to 2 scenarios.

Firstly, with the target of 8% GRDP growth, the city's economy needs to have more than 4.732 million workers.

Second, with the target of 8.5% GRDP growth, the city's economy needs nearly 4.745 million workers.

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Thus, compared with the current number of employed workers and the economic development needs in 2024, in 2024, the city's human resource needs will be 300,000-320,000 jobs.

In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the city's labor demand is about 77,500-86,000 jobs. Of which, the trade - service sector accounts for 72.63%; industry - construction accounts for 27.23%; agriculture, forestry and fishery accounts for 0.14%.

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In the total human resource demand in the first quarter of 2024, 4 key industrial groups account for 17.87%, 9 key service groups account for 66.36%.

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In terms of professional qualifications, the demand for trained human resources is 68,604-76,128 jobs, accounting for 88.52%; of which, university degree or higher accounts for 22.08%, college degree accounts for 21.19%, intermediate degree accounts for 25.84%, and primary degree accounts for 19.41%.