Ho Chi Minh City, March 23 -- The labour market in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas showed positive recovery in the first quarter of 2026, despite global uncertainties continuing to weigh on businesses engaged with international partners.

Hiring demand has risen steadily alongside improving export performance and expanded production, although labour supply remains insufficient to fill tens of thousands of vacancies.

Since early March, job fairs and recruitment drives have been held regularly at employment service centres and universities across the city. Nearly 1,000 companies operating both within and outside export processing zones and industrial parks have registered to recruit, offering more than 36,800 job opportunities.

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