Papua, the Indonesian Province with the Highest Unemployment Rate in November 2025

According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the open unemployment rate in Indonesia reached 4.74% in November 2025.

This means that, out of the total national workforce, there were 4.74% who were unemployed in that month.

However, this unemployment rate varies when viewed on a provincial scale.

In November 2025, there were 12 provinces with an unemployment rate higher than the national average, with the highest figure being in Papua.

Here is a list of the 12 provinces with the highest open unemployment rates in November 2025:

1. Papua: 7.08%
2. West Java: 6.66%
3. Banten: 6.63%
4. West Papua: 6.56%
5. Riau Islands: 6.35%
6. DKI Jakarta: 6.31%
7. Maluku: 6.11%
8. North Sulawesi: 5.78%
9. Aceh: 5.60%
10. West Sumatra: 5.52%
11. North Sumatra: 5.28%
12. East Kalimantan: 5.20%

While 26 other provinces have an unemployment rate below the national average, with the lowest figure being in Bali.

Here is a list of the 10 provinces with the lowest open unemployment rates in November 2025:

1. Bali: 1.45%
2. Mountainous Papua: 1.55%
3. Central Sulawesi: 2.89%
4. West Sulawesi: 3.01%
5. West Nusa Tenggara: 3.05%
6. East Nusa Tenggara: 3.10%
7. Gorontalo: 3.23%
8. DI Yogyakarta: 3.30%
9. Southeast Sulawesi: 3.33%
10. Bengkulu: 3.37%

This unemployment data represents the group of residents aged 15 and above who meet the following criteria:

• Not working and looking for a job;
• Not working and preparing for a new business;
• Have been accepted for a job/ready to start a business but not yet started working/starting a business; or
• Not working and feeling it's impossible to get a job (despair).