6.32% of Indonesia's Population Was Underemployed in 2022: Here's the Distribution

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 13/01/2023 12:10 WIB

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According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the proportion of the Indonesian population classified as underemployed reached 6.32% in 2022.

Percentage of Underemployed Population by Province (2022)

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Percentage of Underemployed Population by Province (2022)

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Half of the unemployed population are workers employed below normal working hours (less than 35 hours a week), and are still looking for and willing to accept other jobs.

According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the proportion of the Indonesian population with underemployment status reached 6.32% in 2022.

This figure is down from 2021, which reached 8.71%, and lower than the pre-pandemic level of 6.42% in 2019.

In 2022, the highest proportion of the underemployed population was in West Nusa Tenggara, at 13.3% of its total population.

This is followed by West Sulawesi with 13.04% of its population underemployed, East Nusa Tenggara at 12.5%, and West Papua at 12.29%.

The lowest figures were in Jakarta at only 2.71%, followed by Bangka Belitung Islands at 3.37%, and Bali at 3.93%.

Nationally, the majority of the underemployed are graduates of general high schools (SMA), and the fewest are from the diploma graduate group.

Here is a breakdown of the proportion of the underemployed population by education level in 2022:

* No/Never Attended School/Did Not Finish Elementary School/Finished Elementary School: 6.44%
* Junior High School (SMP): 6.68%
* General High School (SMA): 7.02%
* Vocational High School (SMA Kejuruan): 6.22%
* Diploma I/II/III: 3.93%
* University: 4.47%

This percentage of underemployment reflects the region's economic ability to provide jobs and utilize the skills, experience, and willingness to work possessed by its workforce.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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