Recruitment in January 2026 in Hanoi increased the most in 4 industry groups

According to the Hanoi Employment Service Center, the labor market in the last months of 2025 will be reinforced by an investment foundation and a positive business environment. The city has stepped up the disbursement of public investment capital, recording that the investment capital implemented from the State budget in 2025 will reach VND 94,200 billion, an increase of 29.9% over the same period. Along with that, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) exceeded the annual plan, reaching 43 billion USD. Strong investment capital from both the public and private sectors is and will continue to create many new projects, directly promoting the demand for labor recruitment in the coming time.

The Hanoi Employment Service Center commented that the business environment of the capital also shows a dynamic picture. In 2025, there were over 32,400 newly established enterprises with a registered capital increase of 12% over the same period, showing that the economic picture of the capital has had many bright colors despite the global economic context still having many negative signals. However, the market also showed strong screening and restructuring when up to 27,600 businesses registered to temporarily suspend operations and 10,600 businesses dissolved, with the disolution rate increasing by 54%. This reflects a highly competitive environment, requiring workers to constantly improve their skills to adapt to the continuous shift of the market.

The Hanoi Employment Service Center forecasts that the labor market in January 2026 will continue to have a positive trend, many businesses and units still have high recruitment demand to ensure human resources for production and business activities in 2026. It is expected that 4 industries will have increased recruitment demand: General and retail (up about 6%); manufacturing and processing industry (up about 5%); construction (up about 5%); transportation and logistics services (up about 4%).

At the same time, some sectors tend to reduce recruitment in the final period of the year such as: Real estate business activities, professional activities in science and technology, education and training...

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