The northern Hai Phong City's Labor Federation has opened the first job fair of 2025, featuring 118 participating entities with nearly 150 booths, seeking to fill 16,000 job vacancies.
Participants included 88 recruitment consulting agencies, three banks, and seven loan counseling providers.
According to the Labor Federation, the city now possesses a workforce of nearly 2.1 million people, while labor demand from local businesses is estimated at between 100,000 and 120,000 workers.
The Hai Phong Employment Service Center reported that in 2025, it organized 114 job exchange sessions, a 152% increase year-on-year. These included 36 online sessions and 70 regular sessions, alongside numerous mobile sessions and local job festivals held at the grassroots level.
In total, these sessions attracted nearly 1,700 business participations seeking to recruit over 406,000 workers, 46% of whom were female. As a result, approximately 230,000 workers received counseling, and 39,600 individuals successfully passed preliminary selection and secured employment.
Notably, in 2025, the Hai Phong Employment Service Center pioneered digital transformation by deploying a livestream recruitment model. This initiative connected with 20 provinces and cities nationwide every week and facilitated online interviews via web links. At peak times, these sessions attracted up to 3,500 views each, allowing workers from various provinces across the country to apply for jobs in Hai Phong.
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