Unemployment in Indonesia Drops by 77,000, Ministry of Manpower's MagangHub Absorbs 46,000 Workers
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The number of informal workers in Indonesia increased by around 1.03 million people in the year until August 2026. This increase is greater than the growth of formal workers which was recorded at around 410 thousand people. | Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that the number of informal workers reached 85.73 million people in August 2026, an increase from 84.70 million people in the same period the previous year.
BPS Records Labour Absorption Rises 1.44 Million People in August 2026, Unemployment Declines to 4.75 Percent
BPS recorded 147.99 million people working in August 2026. Agriculture is the largest labor-absorbing sector with 41.73 million people.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the number of unemployed in Indonesia reached 7.38 million in August 2026, a decrease of 77,000 people. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS)...
BPS now records that Indonesian unemployment has actually decreased to 77 thousand people in August 2026. The Ministry of Manpower's MagangHub has contributed to absorbing 46 thousand workers.
BPS noted that unemployment figures fell and workers increased, but this was accompanied by a higher number of informal workers.
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