Despite economic uncertainties, overall job orders in the third quarter of this year held stable compared to the same period last year, driven by robust hiring in manufacturing and tentative signs of recovery in banking and financial services, according to a report released by the payroll, recruitment and human outsourcing agency Adecco Vietnam.

Businesses producing consumption goods are managing to stay afloat in the context of COVID-19 spread, leading to the suspension or cancellation of recruitment.