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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Indonesia

Indonesia Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 5.45 % 1Q/23
Employed Persons 138632512 Person | 138.633 Million Person 2023
Unemployed Persons 7989275 Persons | 7.989 Million Persons 2023


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Indonesia - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Indonesia?

  • Unemployment Rate in Indonesia decreased to 5.45 % in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 11.24 % and minimum was 2 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
5.45 1Q/23 05.05.2023
5.86 3Q/22 07.11.2022
5.83 1Q/22 09.05.2022
6.49 3Q/21 18.01.2022
6.26 1Q/21 05.05.2021
7.07 3Q/20 05.11.2020
4.99 1Q/20 05.05.2020
5.28 3Q/19 06.11.2019


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Indonesia by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Joko Widodo 20.10.2014 - 5.8100 5.1300 6.1800 5.1300 -11.70%
Susilo Yudhoyono 20.10.2004 - 20.10.2014 10.2600 5.9400 11.2400 5.7000 -42.11%
Megawati Sukarnoputri 23.06.2001 - 20.10.2004 8.1000 10.3000 10.3000 8.1000 27.16%
Abdurrahman Wahid 20.10.1999 - 23.06.2001 6.3600 6.0800 6.3600 6.0800 -4.40%
Suharto 12.03.1967 - 21.05.1998 3.0000 4.6800 7.2000 2.0000 56.00%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Person)

Employed Persons
                     Indonesia - Historical Data (Person)

How many employed persons are in Indonesia?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Indonesia increased to 138632512 Person (138.633 Million Person) in 2023. The maximum rate was 129366192 Person and minimum was 51192000 Person.
  • Data published Yearly by Statistics.

Historical Data (Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
138632512 2023 23.09.2023
135296720 2022 14.05.2022
131064304 2021 28.08.2021
128454184 2020 16.01.2021
129366192 2019 22.02.2020
127067832 2018 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by presidents (Person)

Employed Persons in Indonesia by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Indonesia - Historical Data (Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Indonesia?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Indonesia decreased to 7989275 Persons (7.989 Million Persons) in 2023. The maximum rate was 11899266 Persons and minimum was 91700 Persons.
  • Data published Yearly by Statistics.

Historical Data (Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
7989275 2023 23.09.2023
8425931 2022 14.05.2022
8746008 2021 28.08.2021
9767754 2020 16.01.2021
6816840 2019 22.02.2020
6871264 2018 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by presidents (Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Indonesia by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Indonesia

Index Updated Actual Previous
Minimum Wages 2023 311.987 USD/Month 295.432
Retirement Age Men 2022 58 57
Labor Force Participation Rate 2023 69.3 % 68.63
Living Wage Individual 2018 102.01 USD/Month 82.234
Wages High Skilled 2018 351.331 USD/Month 333.929
Wages in Manufacturing 1Q/23 188.66 USD/Month 190.181
Wages Low Skilled  2018 240.05 USD/Month 216.17

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 2Q/23 22.3 % 21.9
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 2.7 % 2.8
Mongolia 2Q/23 5.8 % 6.6
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 2Q/23 24.7 % 25.2
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 20 0.22 % 0.23
China 2Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 16.7 % 18
India 2023 7.1 % 8.1
Israel Aug/23 3.1 % 3.4
Pakistan 2021 6.3 % 6.9
South Korea Aug/23 2.4 % 2.8
Taiwan Aug/23 3.42 % 3.43
Vietnam 2Q/23 2.3 % 2.25
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 2Q/23 11.7 % 13.7
Hong Kong Aug/23 2.8 % 2.8
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Kazakhstan Jun/23 4.7 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Aug/23 2.5 % 2.6
Malaysia Aug/23 3.4 % 3.4
Philippines 2Q/23 4.4 % 4.8
Qatar 1Q/23 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 2Q/23 1.9 % 1.8
Sri Lanka 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Thailand Jun/23 1.06 % 1.05
Oman 2022 2.3 % 2.5
Iran 1Q/23 9.7 % 8.2
Laos 2022 2.6 % 3.6
Azerbaijan 2022 5.5 % 6
Kuwait 2022 2.5 % 2.8
Saudi Arabia 2Q/23 4.9 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 5.5 % 6.6
North Korea 2022 3 % 3.2
United Arab Emirates 2022 2.75 % 3.11
Yemen 2022 13.59 % 13.89
Turkmenistan 2021 5.1 % 5
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2022 15.55 % 16.17
Syria 2022 9.6 % 9.8
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.7
Bhutan 2022 5.9 % 4.8
Brunei 2022 7.2 % 7.4
Mauritius 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.7