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At the end of 2016, the open unemployment rate in DKI Jakarta rose again to 6.12 percent, after having been suppressed to 5.76 percent in February 2016. Although significantly lower than in previous years, Jakarta's unemployment rate remained above the national average of 5.61 percent. Indeed, DKI Jakarta ranked 10th among provinces with the highest unemployment.
The problem of job creation in DKI Jakarta remains unresolved. Besides a shortage of job opportunities, the low quality of human resources is also a contributing factor to the high unemployment rate in Indonesia, particularly in DKI Jakarta.
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