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Average monthly income of workers up in Q1

The average monthly income of workers in the first quarter of this year was 7 million VND (300 USD) per person, an increase of 197,000 VND quarter-on-quarter and up 640,000 VND year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Average monthly income of workers up in Q1 ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The average monthly income of workers in thefirst quarter of this year was 7 million VND (300 USD) per person, an increaseof 197,000 VND quarter-on-quarter and up 640,000 VND year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

At a press conference in Hanoi on April 6 to announce the labour and employmentsituation in the first quarter, Director of the GSO’s Population and LabourStatistics Department Pham Hoai Nam said the average monthly income ofmale workers reached 8 million VND, or 1.36 times higher than that of femaleworkers. Meanwhile, the average income of workers in urban areas is 1.41 times higherthan in rural areas, standing at 8.6 million VND and 6.1 million VND,respectively.

Meanwhile, the average monthly income of wage earners in the first quarter increased by 7.9% year on year, equivalent to 578,000 VND, and 2.6% quarter on quarter, equivalent to 204,00 VND, to 7.9 million VND per person.

Male wage earners got an average monthly income of 8.3 million VND, 1.14 times higher than that of females. Wage earners in urbanareas had their average monthly salaries 1.25 times higher than those in rural areas, which was8.9 million VND compared to 7.1 million VND.

Workers in the service sector saw the highestgrowth in the monthly income, reaching 8.3 million VND per person, up 10.1% on ayearly basis.

Average monthly income of workers up in Q1 ảnh 2At the press conference (Photo: VNA)

Thosein the agro-forestry-fishery sector earned 4.1 million VND each, marking a 9.2%rise while those in the industry and construction sector earned 7.9 million VND each,up 9%.

Severalsectors like mining, wholesale and retail, automobile and motorbike repair, transportationand logistics also recorded increases in workers’ income, ranging from 2.7%-6.7%.

Meanwhile, real estate trading, productionand distribution of electricity, gas, hot water and steam sectorsposted decreases of about 1%-2.6% in monthly workers’ income./. 

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