The unemployment rate in Indonesia dropped to 5.86 percent in Q3 of 2022 from 6.49 percent in the same quarter a year earlier, amid further improvement in local COVID-19 situations. The number of unemployed persons fell by 0.68 million to 7.4 million. At the same time, the number of employed was up by 3.24 percent to 135.3 million, mostly in agriculture, manufacturing, food accommodation & beverages, and construction. Meantime, the labor force participation rate went up to 68.63 percent from 67.80 percent a year earlier. source: Statistics Indonesia

Unemployment Rate in Indonesia averaged 6.03 percent from 1982 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 11.24 percent in the third quarter of 2005 and a record low of 2.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 1983. This page provides the latest reported value for - Indonesia Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Indonesia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2023.

Unemployment Rate in Indonesia is expected to be 5.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

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Indonesia Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2013-11-06 05:00 AM Aug 2013 6.25% 5.92%
2016-11-07 05:00 AM Q3 5.61% 5.5% 5.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 5.86 5.83 percent Sep 2022
Unemployed Persons 8402153.00 8746008.00 Dec 2022
Employed Persons 135611895.00 131064305.00 Dec 2022
Labor Force Participation Rate 69.06 68.08 percent Dec 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 2986940.00 2849199.00 IDR/Month Sep 2022
Population 272.70 270.20 Million Dec 2021

Indonesia Unemployment Rate
In Indonesia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.86 5.83 11.24 2.00 1982 - 2022 percent Quarterly

News Stream
Indonesia Q3 Jobless Rate Falls to 5.86%
The unemployment rate in Indonesia dropped to 5.86 percent in Q3 of 2022 from 6.49 percent in the same quarter a year earlier, amid further improvement in local COVID-19 situations. The number of unemployed persons fell by 0.68 million to 7.4 million. At the same time, the number of employed was up by 3.24 percent to 135.3 million, mostly in agriculture, manufacturing, food accommodation & beverages, and construction. Meantime, the labor force participation rate went up to 68.63 percent from 67.80 percent a year earlier.
2022-11-07
Indonesia Q1 Jobless Rate Down to 5.83%
The unemployment rate in Indonesia dropped to 5.83 percent in the first quarter of 2022 from 6.26 percent in the same quarter a year earlier, amid an improvement in local COVID-19 situations. The number of unemployed persons fell 0.35 million to 8.4 million. At the same time, the number of employed was up by 4.55 million to 135.61 million, mostly in agriculture while that in other services reported the largest drop (-0.51 percentage points). Meantime, the labor force participation rate went up to 69.06 percent from 68.08 percent a year earlier.
2022-05-09