The purpose of the survey was to collect information on the labour force market participation in 2017 for those persons aged 15 and above, currently residingin Vietnam, regarded as a basis for intergrating, compiling national indicators on labour, employment, unemployment and income. As the results, this would support all branches and levels evaluating and comparing the changes in labour market among quarters in the year of survey, as well as with the previous labour force surveys conducted by GSO; and also developing, making policies on human resource development and planning on investment, production and business accordance with the development trend of labour market. With the technical support of International Labour Organization (ILO), the 2017 survey has applied recommendations of ILO on labour and employment, as the basic for study and complete survey content of next year.