According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), each year the tourism industry needs nearly 40,000 additional workers, but the number of students graduating each year is only about 15,000. Demand in the industry in the 2022-2030 period is forecast to account for 8 per cent of the total.

Demand for human resources in information technology and banking are on the rise, creating a host of new job opportunities.

The center for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information HCMC (FALMI) has prepared scenarios on human resources demand in the second half of 2021 in the southern city.