In June 2024 alone, seven businesses in the garment industry in Ha Tinh province registered a demand for hiring more than 3,600 unskilled workers in the province.
However, despite offering attractive salaries and welfare policies, many businesses still faced challenges in recruiting workers. The number of workers submitting applications and registering for recruitment remained low, leading to a decrease in the province’s employment situation in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
To address this issue, in the coming time, Ha Tinh will focus on organizing more direct and online job fairs to connect the supply and demand for labor. They will also disseminate enterprise recruitment information to local communities to reach a wider audience. Additionally, they will continue to survey, collect data, and build a database of job-seeking individuals to connect them with businesses that have labor demands. They will also facilitate enterprises in recruiting labor that aligns with their production and business conditions.
In the first six months of 2024, the number of people who found employment or went abroad for work in the province was 11,218, a decrease of 12.11% compared to the same period last year. This decrease was mainly in the field of local employment in Ha Tinh province, with a drop of 34.49%, and those going to work in other provinces, with a decrease of 11.84%.
Regarding the labor force in Ha Tinh, according to the labor and employment survey, the estimated number of workers aged 15 and above in the second quarter of 2024 was 503,482, a decrease of 0.24% from the previous quarter but an increase of 1.91% compared to the same period in 2023. Of this total, male workers accounted for 50.69%, 1.38 percentage points higher than females (49.31%). The urban area accounted for only 25.96%, with the majority of the labor force concentrated in rural areas, making up 74.04%.
For the first six months of 2024, the labor force aged 15 and above was estimated to be 504,807, a decrease of 0.4% compared to the same period in 2023. Of this number, male workers accounted for 50.72%. The urban labor force stood at 130,960, representing 25.98% of the total.
The labor force participation rate in Ha Tinh for the first six months of 2024 was 52.8%, a decrease of 0.35 percentage points compared to the same period last year. When comparing urban and rural areas, as well as males and females, there were significant disparities: the male participation rate was 3.07 percentage points higher than that of females, and the urban participation rate was 11.17 percentage points higher than that of rural areas.
In the first six months of 2024, the number of employed people in the province reached 495,005, accounting for 98.2% of the total labor force, and an increase of 1.74% compared to the same period in 2023. Of these, 129,991 were employed in urban areas, representing 26.26%, and 246,954 were male, accounting for 49.89%.
The proportion of workers in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector in the first six months of 2024 was 29.36% (equivalent to 145,314 people), a decrease in both quantity and proportion compared to the previous year (a decrease of 0.5% and 0.65 percentage points, respectively). The industry-construction sector accounted for 29.33% (or 145,180 people), an increase in both quantity and proportion (an increase of 2.71% and 0.28 percentage points, respectively). The service sector made up 41.31% (or 204,511 people), also increasing in both quantity (by 2.68%) and proportion (by 0.37 percentage points)
For the first six months, the unemployment rate in Ha Tinh for the working-age population was 2.44%, an increase of 0.03 percentage points compared to the previous year.
Regarding unemployment, in the first six months of 2024, the number of unemployed people was estimated to be 9,082, accounting for 1.8% of the labor force aged 15 and over, and a decrease of 2.06 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Unemployment was mainly concentrated in rural areas, accounting for 89.33% (8,113 people), and among males (8,700 people). Specifically, the unemployment rate for the working-age population in the first six months of 2024 was estimated at 5.29%, a decrease of 0.22 percentage points compared to the same period last year.
Regarding unemployment benefits, the province has promptly implemented unemployment insurance policies and strengthened counseling and job referrals to actively support unemployed individuals and help stabilize their lives. The number of new recipients of unemployment benefits in the second quarter of 2024 was 1,705, and as of June 2024, the total number of recipients was 3,117.
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