This is the first issue of a planned series of MOLISA reports that will describe the relevant labour market trends in Viet Nam. The principal emphasis, for this as well as future reports, is on labour force developments, that is, trends in employment and unemployment, with particular focus on key indicators of Viet Nam's labour market. Reports will also show the linkages that labour market data have with many others of Viet Nam's economic indicators, such as GDP and productivity.