HCMC - HCMC will need 127,000-147,000 workers from now until the end of this year, depending on the Covid-19 situation, the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labor Market Information Center (FALMI) reported on July 27.

In case the pandemic gets worse, the city’s socioeconomic development will be severely affected, with the hardest hit industries including accommodation, food and beverage, tourism, transport and construction.

In this scenario, FALMI forecast that the city will need some 127,000 workers. Trading is the sector that requires the largest number of workers, estimated at over 26,000, followed by information technology and electronics (8,900), personal services and healthcare (8,300), garment and footwear manufacturing (7,790), marketing (7,350) and food processing (7,130).

The sectors of architecture and construction, real estate, transport and logistics will need some 5,000 workers each.

Other sectors such as tourism, hospitality, catering services, financial services, banking, mechanism, auditing and chemicals-plastics and rubber will require fewer laborers.

In case the pandemic is brought under control soon, businesses will be able to resume their operations and boost production to meet the increased demand ahead of the Lunar New Year.

In this scenario, the city will need some 147,000 workers in the rest of this year, including 30,150 for trading, 10,305 for information technology and electronics, 9,630 for personal services and healthcare and 9,000 for garment and footwear manufacturing.

Other sectors such as marketing, food processing, architecture and construction, real estate, transport and logistics, tourism, hospitality, catering services, financial services and banking, mechanism, auditing and chemicals-plastics and rubber will need 3,200-8,000 workers each.