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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported 4,574 job advertisements in August 2021. This figure represents a 17.1% decrease from the 5,520 advertisements in July 2021. Compared to February 2021, which saw 5,909 advertisements, the decrease was 22.6%.
However, the trend of people seeking jobs is increasing. According to Google Trends, the search trend for jobs reached 7.25 points in August 2021, up from 7.2 points in February 2021.
Nevertheless, BPS explained that job advertisements this year are still higher than the same period last year. In August 2020, there were only 3,065 job advertisements.
The trend of job advertisements showed a significant decline until August 2020. This condition occurred along with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
The open unemployment rate (TPT) was 6.49% in August 2021. This unemployment figure is lower than the same period the previous year, which was 7.07%.
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