Unemployment rate increases slightly in first three months

May 06, 2016 - 09:00

Unemployment rate in Hà Nội has increased slightly in the first three months of this year, with more than 7,110 persons registered for unemployment insurance benefits, the Hà Nội Jobs Service Centre under the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has revealed.

Workers manufature automobile components at Thăng Long Industrial Park in Hà Nội. The unemployment rate in Hà Nội increased in the first three months of this year. – VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI – The unemployment rate in Hà Nội has increased slightly in the first three months of this year, with 7,113 people registered for unemployment insurance benefits, said the Hà Nội Jobs Service Centre under the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Figures from the centre announced late last month showed that nearly 2,000 more people registered for unemployment than last year’s first quarter. The number of people registered for benefits in March was about 3,120, 1.88 times higher than in February.

Nguyễn Toàn Phong, director of the centre, said the rise was caused by narrowing production scales of businesses, branch closings and bankruptcy.

Some businesses with a high number of unemployed workers are Panasonic Industrial Devices Việt Nam Co with 197 people, Microsoft Mobile Việt Nam Co with 86 and Flexcom Việt Nam Co with 166.

After classifying, the centre has agreed that nearly 6,850 people would be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Of these, more than 2,460 were university graduates, accounting for 35.9 per cent. -- VNS

 

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