TheGSO reported that the number of workers in industrial businesses rose by 3.1percent as of November 1. Specifically, those in the non-State sector rose 4.1percent, and those in foreign-invested firms up 3.4 percent. However, those inState enterprises fell by 0.9 percent.
Atthe same time, the number of workers in the mining sector dropped by 1.2percent, while those in manufacturing and processing increased by 3.4 percent. Thosein power production and distribution and in water supply, and waste andwastewater treatment went up 0.1 percent and up 0.5 percent, respectively.
Workersin industrial enterprises in Hai Phong upped 13 percent, in Ba Ria – Vung Tau(up 6.8 percent), Hanoi (up 5.8 percent), Dong Nai (up 4.5 percent), Hai Duong(up 2.6 percent), Quang Ninh (up 2.4 percent), Can Tho (up 1.1 percent), Ho ChiMinh City and Thai Nguyen (up 1 percent), Binh Duong (up 0.8 percent), and QuangNam (up 0.5 percent). Meanwhile, the number was down in Vinh Phuc (by 2.7percent), Bac Ninh (by 7.9 percent) and Da Nang (by 12.3 percent).
InNovember alone, the total number of workers in newly-established firms hit92,300, down by 12.1 percent.-VNA