Central Java, Indonesian Province with the Highest Layoffs in H1 2025

According to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), 42,385 employees in Indonesia experienced layoffs during the first half of 2025.

In the first half of this year, the highest number of layoffs was recorded in Central Java, with 10,995 victims, equivalent to 26% of the total national layoffs victims.

The following is a list of the 10 provinces with the highest number of layoffs in Indonesia during the first half of 2025:

1. Central Java: 10,995 people
2. West Java: 9,494 people
3. Banten: 4,267 people
4. Jakarta: 2,821 people
5. East Java: 2,246 people
6. West Kalimantan: 1,869 people
7. Riau: 1,486 people
8. East Kalimantan: 1,460 people
9. Riau Islands: 1,086 people
10. South Kalimantan: 1,008 people

Note that this data may not represent the entirety of layoff cases in Indonesia. This is because Kemnaker only records the number of layoff victims reported through the Manpower Service Information and Application System and/or industrial relations courts.

Meanwhile, the President of the Indonesian Workers' Union Confederation (KSPI), Said Iqbal, accused Kemnaker of manipulating layoff data.

According to KSPI data from 81 companies on Java and Sumatra islands, approximately 55,000 people were laid off between January and April 2025 alone.

"Kemnaker's data is clearly manipulative, seemingly trying to polish its image before the president. This is not just a data error, but potentially a public deception," said Said Iqbal, as reported by Katadata.co.id (May 26, 2025).

He urged the government to form a Layoff Task Force so that stakeholders can map and clarify the reasons companies are conducting layoffs.

"We will demand justice for workers and a complete overhaul of the national labor system," said Said Iqbal.