According to the Social Committee of the National Assembly, the population of untrained workers remains high with about 38 million workers not receiving professional and technical training.

Talented citizens are the life sustaining foundation of the nation. The trend of excellent students choosing not to go to university is dangerous for a knowledge-based economy.

Ten groups of occupations are recording a sharp fall in recruitment demand, and the unemployment rate may increase, said recruiting service provider Navigos Group.

Developing Vietnam's labour force remains a key priority for the country in the coming decades, according to a governmental resolution approved by the National Assembly (NA) recently.

In September, Hanoi created nearly 54,000 jobs and continues to roll out many solutions to fulfill the target of finding jobs for the whole year.