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8. Social issues

8.1. People living standards, employment and social policies

The average population of Soc Trang province in 2022 was
estimated at 1,197,823 persons. Of which, the urban population was
405,650 persons, accounting for 33.87%; the rural population was
792,173 persons, sharing 66.13%; the male and female population were
606,396 persons and 591,427 persons, accounting for 50.62% and

49.38%, respectively.
The province's labor force aged 15 years and over in 2022 was
625,647 persons, an increase of 1.88% over the previous year (+11,547

persons). Of which, the labor force in urban areas was 207,565 persons,
making up 33.18%; the rural area was 418,082 persons, representing for
66.82%. The male and female labor force were 372,408 persons and
253,239 persons, accounting for 59.52% and 40.48% of the total labor
force in the province. The employed labor force was 607,230 persons,

accounting for 97.06% of the total labor force.
Employment consultancy and job creation: In 2022, the province
organized to provide consultation on domestic and oversea jobs for

13,567 employees, organized 33 job transaction sessions, received and
proceeded 12,987 application forms requesting for getting
unemployment benefits. Job creation was made for 30,028 employees
(reaching 109.19% over the plan); of which, there were 228 contracted
oversea workers (reaching 103.64% over the plan).

In 2022, the pandemic was basically under control, production was
run normally again, along with social security guaranteed, the people's
lives were partly improved. According to the results from the Viet Nam

Living Standards Survey in 2022, the monthly income per capita in 2022
at current prices reached 3,824 million VND, an increase of 578
thousand VND compared to that in 2021.

During the year, the province provided regular social protection for
45,198 beneficiaries with the realized budget of nearly 200 billion VND;

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