The Indonesian – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that there were still 7.2 million Indonesians who were unemployed in February 2024. This figure is down compared to the same period last year.
“In February 2024, there were 7.2 million unemployed people, equivalent to an Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) of 4.82%,” said Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, Acting Head of BPS, in a press conference at her office, Monday (6/5).
The figure, continued Amalia, was lower than in February 2023. Even lower than the unemployment rate before the Covid-19 pandemic.
“In February 2020, the unemployment rate was 4.94%,” she said.
As of February 2024, there were 214 million people of working age throughout Indonesia. Up 2.41 million from the same period the previous year.
Of these, 149.38 million were in the labor force. Up 2.76 million people.
“Indeed, not all of them are absorbed in the labor market, so there is unemployment,” he said.
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