Average income of workers increased in most localities.

Workers at a company in Bac Giang. (Photo: Dong Thuy/VNA)

The report on the labor and employment situation in the first quarter of 2025 recently released by the General Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance, shows that the average monthly income of workers increased compared to the previous quarter and increased in most localities and economic sectors.

Specifically, in the first quarter of 2025, the average monthly income of workers continued to improve, reaching 8.3 million VND, an increase of 131 thousand VND compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 720 thousand VND compared to the same period last year, equivalent to an increase of 1.6% and 9.5%.

The average monthly income of workers in urban areas is 1.39 times higher than that of rural areas (10.1 million VND compared to 7.2 million VND).

By socio-economic region, compared to the same period last year, the average income of workers in the first quarter increased in all regions of the country; in which, the North Central and Central Coast regions, and the Red River Delta were the two regions recording high average income growth rates.

Specifically, the average monthly income of workers in the North Central and Central Coast regions reached 7.3 million VND, an increase of 11.7% over the same period last year.

Also compared to the same period last year, some provinces in this region recorded high average monthly income growth rates such as in Nghe An province at 7.2 million VND, an increase of 24.1% (equivalent to an increase of 1.4 million VND); in Thanh Hoa at 7.8 million VND, an increase of 15.6% (equivalent to an increase of 1.1 million VND); in Quang Binh at 7 million VND, an increase of 14.2% (equivalent to an increase of 871 thousand VND).

In the Red River Delta, the average monthly income of workers reached 9.8 million VND, an increase of 9.5% over the same period last year (equivalent to an increase of 851 thousand VND).

Some provinces recorded high average monthly income growth rates such as: Hung Yen was 9.2 million VND, up 11.5% (equivalent to an increase of 949 thousand VND); Vinh Phuc was 9.9 million VND, up 11.5% (equivalent to an increase of 1 million VND); Hai Duong was 8.8 million VND, up 10.6% (equivalent to an increase of 841 thousand VND).

Compared to the same period last year, the average monthly income of workers in the first quarter increased in three economic sectors. Of which, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector had the highest increase, reaching 4.9 million VND, up 9.8% (equivalent to an increase of 434 thousand VND) compared to the same period last year.

The service sector reached 9.9 million VND, up 9.2% (equivalent to an increase of 832 thousand VND); the industrial and construction sector reached 9.1 million VND, up 8.2% (equivalent to an increase of 690 thousand VND).

Some industries recorded a fairly high average income growth rate, such as: water supply, waste management and treatment activities at 9.9 million VND, up 12%, equivalent to an increase of 1.1 million VND; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam at 12.3 million VND, up 10.9%, equivalent to an increase of 1.2 million VND; agriculture, forestry and fishery at 4.9 million VND, up 9.8%, equivalent to an increase of 434 thousand VND.

Along with that, the processing and manufacturing industry was 9.1 million VND, up 8%, equivalent to an increase of 667 thousand VND; financial, banking and insurance activities were 13.9 million VND, up 6.1%, equivalent to an increase of 800 thousand VND; wholesale and retail, auto, motorbike and motorbike repair was 9.4 million VND, up 5.7%, equivalent to an increase of 508 thousand VND.

The General Statistics Office also said that by the end of the first quarter, the number of employed workers nationwide reached 51.9 million, down 234,000 people, or 0.4% compared to the previous quarter, and up 532,100 people, or 1.04% compared to the same period last year.

Of which, the number of employed workers in urban areas was 20 million (accounting for 38.6%), down 115.9 thousand people compared to the previous quarter and up 433.6 thousand people compared to the same period last year; the number of employed workers in rural areas was 31.8 million people, down 118.1 thousand people compared to the previous quarter and up 98.5 thousand people compared to the same period last year.

Mr. Nguyen Huy Minh, Deputy Head of the Population and Labor Statistics Department, General Statistics Office, said that the shift of labor from the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector to the construction industry and service sector has resulted in Vietnam's labor productivity in recent times, although it has improved significantly in the direction of increasing steadily over the years with a high labor productivity growth rate in the region.

However, Vietnam's current labor productivity level is still very low compared to other countries in the region./.

According to VNA

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