Dien Bien creates jobs for more than 10,000 workers in 2025
Dien Bien - In 2025, the whole province created jobs for more than 10,000 workers, thereby contributing to achieving an economic growth rate (GRDP) of over 7%.
shifting labor structure
According to the 2025 socio-economic situation report of Dien Bien province, the labor market is showing a stable development trend after many synchronous solutions have been implemented. The labor force aged 15 and over is estimated at 357,759 people, an increase of 2.66% compared to 2024. Of which, the number of people with jobs is 355,858, an increase of 2.53%.
Notably, the labor structure is shifting to reduce the labor rate in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors and gradually increase the labor rate in the industrial - construction and service sectors.
Employment creation is also a bright spot when creating new jobs for 10,360 workers, exceeding the annual plan by 12.6%.
However, with job creation, the quality of life of workers has also improved. Average income per capita in 2025 is estimated at 2.45 million VND/person/month, up 1.29% over the same period.
Unemployment insurance policies also play a prominent role when the authorities have received and resolved the regime for more than 1,300 people with a total unemployment benefit of more than 27.3 billion VND.
Striving for economic growth of over 11%
To meet the increasing demand of the labor market, 2025 marks a major turning point in vocational education in Dien Bien.
The province has completed the establishment of Thai Nguyen University branch in Dien Bien. Complete the merger of Vocational College and College of Economics and Technology and change its name to Dien Bien College.
In particular, supporting investors in establishing FPT Education Complex promises to bring a new breeze, train high-quality human resources, and access modern technology right in the locality.
In 2026, Dien Bien strives for an economic growth rate of 11.02%. To realize the goal, the Provincial People's Committee has developed a detailed growth scenario for each economic region.
Specifically, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector (expected to grow by 4.03%); the industrial sector (increased by 10.63%); Construction industry (increased by 21.43%); Service sector (increased by 10.66%).
In addition, investment will be the main growth driver with the total allocated public investment capital plan reaching 1,983 billion VND.
Non-budgetary investment capital is concentrated on large-scale projects, mainly in the fields of urban areas, housing, services - tourism and energy, creating room for sustainable growth.
Dien Bien province has a natural area of over 9,541 km2; 45 have commune-level administrative units (42 communes, 3 wards).
Dien Bien has an estimated average population of 667,417 people in 2025 (urban population accounts for 13.88%; rural areas account for 86.12%) with 19 ethnic groups living together.
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