Employed Population Ratio in 38 Provinces of Indonesia as of August 2025

According to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's employment to population ratio (EPR) was 67.17% in August 2025.

This means that for every 100 working-age people, approximately 67 are employed. However, this figure decreased by 0.07 percentage points compared to the EPR in February 2025, which was 67.24%.

EPR also reflects the dynamics between labor supply and demand in the economy.

"EPR is an important indicator to measure the extent to which the labor market can provide employment opportunities for the working-age population," BPS wrote in its report, Indikator Pasar Tenaga Kerja Indonesia Agustus 2025* (Indonesian Labor Market Indicators August 2025.

In August 2025, Papua Pegunungan became the province with the highest national EPR.

Meanwhile, the province with the lowest EPR was Papua, followed by Banten and DKI Jakarta.

Below is the employment to population ratio (EPR) for 38 provinces in Indonesia as of August 2025, sorted from highest to lowest:

1. Papua Pegunungan: 89.14%

2. Bali: 76.16%

3. West Nusa Tenggara (NTB): 73.78%

4. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT): 73.05%

5. Special Region of Yogyakarta (D.I Yogyakarta): 72.15%

6. West Sulawesi: 72.13%

7. Central Papua: 71.21%

8. East Java: 71.11%

9. Central Java: 70.90%

10. Central Sulawesi: 70.29%

11. Bengkulu: 69.33%

12. Southeast Sulawesi: 69.30%

13. North Sumatra: 68.45%

14. West Kalimantan: 67.49%

15. Lampung: 67.48%

16. West Sumatra: 67.33%

17. South Sumatra: 67.3%

18. South Kalimantan: 67.02%

19. Gorontalo: 66.92%

20. North Kalimantan: 66.87%

21. North Maluku: 66.40%

22. West Papua: 66.38%

23. Bangka Belitung Islands: 66.3%

24. Central Kalimantan: 65.69%

25. Jambi: 65.46%

26. South Sulawesi: 64.81%

27. South Papua: 64.65%

28. Riau Islands: 63.83%

29. Riau: 63.78%

30. Southwest Papua: 63.43%

31. North Sulawesi: 63.18%

32. East Kalimantan: 63.13%

33. Maluku: 62.48%

34. West Java: 62.46%

35. Aceh: 61.63%

36. DKI Jakarta: 60.83%

37. Banten: 60.34%

38. Papua: 59.53%.