Hanoi, July 3 -- The labour market maintained its recovery and stable growth in the first half of 2026, with the employment figure rising to 52.6 million, up 672,500 from a year earlier, and unemployment and underemployment staying at low levels, reported the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance. The office's socio-economic report released on July 3 showed that the workforce aged 15 and above reached an estimated 53.8 million in the second quarter, up 175,600 from the previous quarter and 693,500 year-on-year. In the first six months of the year, the workforce numbered 53.7 million, an increase of 690,700 from the same period last year. The proportion of workers holding formal qualifications or certificates rose ...