Unemployment Rate in Vietnam remained unchanged at 2.22 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 2.22 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Vietnam averaged 2.37 percent from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 1998 and a record low of 1.81 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam

Unemployment Rate in Vietnam is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Vietnam Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 52.40 52.30 Million Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 68.70 68.60 percent Dec 2025
Population 101.30 100.30 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 1.10 1.10 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.22 2.22 percent Dec 2025
Wages 8683.90 8361.10 VND Thousand/Month Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.04 8.98 percent Dec 2025


Vietnam Unemployment Rate
In Vietnam, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.22 2.22 4.50 1.81 1998 - 2025 percent Quarterly