Thre have been massive layoffs where I live. These are college educated, hard working folks who only want a quiet life for themselves and their families. Some of them have invested a decade or so in their educations, and for what? In Cuba, you are guaranteed a job. Vietnam too. The government assigns you one and you can never, ever be laid off, ever again.
I'm sure you're the type who'd be happy to be homeless with children, so long as you don't live in Cuba.
The country-wide unemployment rate stands at 2.76 per cent, down 0.14 per cent year-on-year, according to statistics released on Thursday.
The urban unemployment rate, far higher at 6.28 per cent, also fell by 0.16 per cent from last year’s figure.
Ha Noi, the northern port city of Hai Phong and the north-eastern coastal province of Quang Ninh suffer the highest unemployment rate, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the General Department of Statistics.
The unemployment rate ranges from 7.1 to 7.4 per cent in these regions.
http://www.usvtc.org/News/2001/October%202001/oc29_viet_nam.htm