In September, the largest job search force in Hanoi is the 35-54 age group

Hanoi Employment Service Center said that in September 2026, the number of workers in need of finding jobs in the whole city is 45,000 people.

Analysis by the Hanoi Employment Service Center shows that, in terms of age, the job search force in Hanoi in September is most concentrated in the 35–54 age group, with 45.9%, reflecting the large demand for migration of middle-aged workers to find a stable environment or management position during the year-end restructuring of businesses.

Next is the 25-34 age group, accounting for 33.8% - the core force with rich experience is actively looking for opportunities to break through income.

Notably, the group of children aged 15–24 recorded a rate of 17.8% - this increase is clearly characterized by the start-up season when students are actively looking for flexible part-time jobs, combined with new graduates entering the market.

Finally, the group aged 55 and over accounts for a total of 2.5% (including 55–64 years old accounting for 2.3% and over 65 years old accounting for 0.2%), mainly experts, senior advisors or older workers who want to work part-time to maintain dynamism.

According to Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Employment Service Center, the labor market in Hanoi in September continued to show clear differentiation into three main groups in terms of professional qualifications, but order has changed greatly.

Leading the current job supply is the group of untrained workers with an advantageous rate of rising to 39.5%. The breakthrough of this group stems from the typical seasonality of September, when a large number of freshmen are looking for part-time jobs, combined with the high job hopping rate of seasonal workers in the service and retail sectors to welcome the year-end business season.

Closely following is the group with university degrees or higher, accounting for 33.4%, reflecting that the supply of high-quality labor is still very abundant thanks to the force of new bachelors officially joining the market and the professional group wanting to transfer jobs before the fourth quarter.

The remaining segments account for a lower proportion, including unskilled technical workers (13.8%), colleges (7.0%), intermediate level (4.9%) and elementary level (1.4%).

This reality requires businesses to apply flexible recruitment strategies, both meeting the large number of seasonal unskilled workers and attracting high-quality talents," said Mr. Vu Quang Thanh.

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