Average monthly income of workers increased

The proportion of households assessing income in the months of the first quarter of 2025 increased compared to the same period in 2024 by 34.5%. The proportion of households assessing income remained unchanged was 61.9%, the proportion of households assessing income decreased and unknown was 3.6%.

Compared to the reporting period of the fourth quarter of 2024, the proportion of households with increased income increased by 0.4 percentage points, the proportion of households with unchanged income, the proportion of households with decreased income and unknown decreased by 0.4 percentage points. Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the proportion of households with increased income increased by 3.4 percentage points, the proportion of households with unchanged income decreased by 0.5 percentage points, the proportion of households with decreased income and unknown decreased by 2.9 percentage points.

The labor and employment situation in the first quarter continued to maintain the pattern of the quarter with Lunar New Year, that is, the labor force decreased compared to the previous quarter and increased compared to the same period last year. The average monthly income of workers increased compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year; the unemployment rate among working age decreased compared to the previous quarter and decreased compared to the same period last year.

The labor force aged 15 and over nationwide in the first quarter was estimated at 52.9 million, down 230,700 from the previous quarter and up 532,000 from the same period last year. The labor force participation rate in the first quarter was 68.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the previous quarter and down 0.3 percentage points from the same period last year.

The rate of trained workers with degrees and certificates in the first quarter of 2025 was 28.8%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year.

The number of employed people in the first quarter of 2025 is estimated at 51.9 million, down 234 thousand people compared to the previous quarter and up 532.1 thousand people compared to the same period last year. Of which, the urban area is 20 million people, down 115.9 thousand people compared to the previous quarter and up 433.6 thousand people compared to the same period last year; the rural area is 31.9 million people, down 118.1 thousand people and up 98.5 thousand people.

The number of unemployed people of working age in the first quarter was 797 thousand people, an increase of 32.4 thousand people compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 136 thousand people compared to the same period last year. The unemployment rate of working age in the first quarter was 1.72%, an increase of 0.07 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 0.31 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

The average income of workers is 8.3 million VND/month, an increase of 131 thousand VND compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and an increase of 720 thousand VND compared to the same period in 2024. Of which, the average monthly income of male workers is 9.3 million VND/month, female workers is 7.1 million VND/month; the average income of workers in urban areas is 10.1 million VND/month, in rural areas is 7.2 million VND/month.

The unemployment rate among working-age people in the first quarter of 2025 was 2.2%, down 0.02 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and down 0.04 percentage points compared to the same period last year, of which: Urban areas were 2.38%; rural areas were 2.07%.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/thu-nhap-binh-quan-thang-cua-nguoi-lao-dong-tang-698072.html