BPS: Almost 1 Million Unemployed Graduates in February 2021
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 8,746,008 unemployed individuals in Indonesia in February 2021. This represents a 26.3% increase compared to the same period last year.
The rise in unemployment is attributed to the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The majority of Indonesia's open unemployment consists of Senior High School (SLTA) or General High School (SMU) graduates. This amounted to 2,305,093 individuals by February 2021.
Meanwhile, Vocational High School (SMK) graduates follow with 2,089,137 unemployed individuals. Junior High School (SLTP) graduates are next, with 1,515,089 people unemployed.
The smallest number of unemployed individuals comes from those who have never attended school, contributing 20,461 people.
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