Work & Labour in Vietnam 1,206 indicators covering work & labour for Vietnam. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average monthly earnings of employees 8.58 million 2024 up 92.3% 1st Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.227 2024 down 20.1% 88th Median monthly earnings of employees 8.00 million 2024 up 100.0% 1st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 22.0% 2024 up 52.1% 5th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 26.1% 2024 up 132.1% 79th Median monthly earnings of employees 8.00 million 2024 up 100.0% 1st Median monthly earnings of employees 8.00 million 2024 up 100.0% 1st Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 9.14 2024 up 10.4% 5th Own-account workers, total 39.9% 2016 down 12.3% 42nd Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,309 2024 down 21.0% 11th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 3.17 2024 down 9.8% 88th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 919.14 2024 down 23.8% 16th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.66 2024 down 27.2% 65th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.07 2024 down 84.3% 72nd Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.4827 2014 unchanged 76th Labor market, Overall 0.4279 2014 up 6.5% 88th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.5111 2014 up 27.2% 81st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0 2014 — 90th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5268 2014 unchanged 79th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 1.6 2024 down 18.8% 88th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 39.73 2024 down 89.8% 63rd Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 91.69 2024 down 1.4% 4th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 92.38 2024 down 1.3% 6th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 0.738 2024 up 32.5% 79th Informal employment 37,056 2024 down 8.6% 5th Informal employment rate 67.03 2024 down 12.8% 21st Employment outside the formal sector 34,282 2024 down 2.5% 6th Share of employment outside the formal sector 62.01 2024 down 6.9% 17th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 211.77 2024 down 45.2% 17th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.19 2024 down 25.0% 57th Average hourly earnings of employees 44,856 2024 up 78.3% 1st Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.57 2024 down 86.3% 60th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 69.4% 2024 down 10.3% 20th Share of male workers in informal employment 69.4% 2024 down 10.3% 20th Share of workers in informal employment 67.0% 2024 down 12.8% 23rd Share of female workers in informal employment 64.4% 2024 down 15.6% 24th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 67.0% 2024 down 12.8% 23rd LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 3.23 2024 down 23.2% 73rd Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 67.0% 2024 down 12.8% 25th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 41.7 2024 up 2.9% 17th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 41.71 2024 up 2.9% 16th Gender wage gap 8.69 2024 up 152.2% 29th Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 43.81 2024 down 2.4% 12th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,968 2024 up 11.8% 17th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55,280 2024 up 4.8% 9th Employees 27,593 2024 up 46.8% 10th Public sector employees 4,305 2024 down 20.8% 10th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 10.24 million 2024 up 87.0% 1st Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 10.24 million 2024 up 87.0% 1st Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 8.7% 2024 up 152.2% 29th Gender wage gap 8.7% 2024 up 152.2% 29th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 8.7% 2024 up 152.2% 29th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 8.7% 2024 up 152.2% 29th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 8.7% 2024 up 152.2% 29th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 0.905 2024 down 15.7% 64th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 2.35 2024 down 14.9% 59th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 41.85 2024 up 3.7% 31st Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 45.76 2024 up 0.7% 20th SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 44,856 2024 up 78.3% 1st ← Previous Page 5 of 21 Next →