This is the Number of Creative Economy Workers in Indonesia, with the Highest Number from the Culinary Sector.

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Erlina Fury Santika 10/05/2023 19:34 WIB

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The Indonesian Creative Economy Agency (BPS) has gathered a number of Indonesian creative economy workers. The largest number comes from the culinary sector.

Percentage of Creative Economy Workforce by Subsector (2021)

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Percentage of Creative Economy Workforce by Subsector (2021)

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Data from the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS), processed by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf), shows a diverse number of creative economy workers in Indonesia.

The largest number of creative economy workers in 2021 came from the culinary subsector, accounting for 56.86% of the total 21.90 million creative economy workers. The number of culinary workers increased from the previous year, which stood at 55.03%.

Second, the fashion subsector followed with 19.45%. However, this sector experienced a slight decrease from 19.83% in 2020.

Third, the craft subsector employed 18.12% of creative economy workers. In 2020, this subsector reached 19.10%.

Although some subsectors experienced a decrease in proportion, these three subsectors consistently ranked highest for years.

"The same pattern occurred in previous years, with the largest proportions in the culinary, fashion, and craft subsectors. Meanwhile, the design subsector had the smallest percentage, around 0.15%," wrote Kemenparekraf in its report.

The following proportions of creative economy workers by subsector were compiled from the 2021 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) by BPS:

* Culinary: 56.86%
* Fashion: 19.45%
* Craft: 18.12%
* Publishing: 1.94%
* Performing Arts: 0.75%
* Application & Game Developers: 0.6%
* Photography: 0.4%
* Television & Radio: 0.38%
* Music: 0.33%
* Film, Animation, Video: 0.31%
* Architecture: 0.27%
* Fine Arts: 0.24%
* Advertising: 0.21%
* Design: 0.15%

(Also read: Part-time Workers in Indonesia are Dominated by Women)

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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