In 2015, approximately 37 percent of Indonesia's poor population did not have stable employment. Furthermore, 47 percent only worked in the informal sector, such as self-employment, casual labor, or freelance work. This means they worked in unregulated work environments. Only about 15 percent of the poor population were employed in the formal sector as salaried employees or permanent staff.
The increasingly difficult job market and low educational attainment among the poor contributed to the high percentage of the poor who were unemployed or employed in the informal sector. This indicates that the poor are less competitive in seeking formal sector employment.
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