West Java, Province with the Highest Number of Job Seekers in 2023

According to the *Indonesia Statistics* report from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), 1,819,830 million people were recorded as job seekers in Indonesia in 2023.

This number increased by 94.18% compared to the previous year, which was 937,176 thousand people.

In 2023, the highest number of job seekers was in West Java, with 542,150 people or 29.79% of the national total.

Next were East Java with 220,388 job seekers, Central Java with 218,013, and Banten with 125,510.

Other provinces with a significant number of job seekers at the national level include DKI Jakarta, South Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, and Lampung, as shown in the graph.

Meanwhile, West Papua had the fewest job seekers in 2023, with only 2,693 people.

It was followed by Papua and Gorontalo with 3,278 and 3,574 job seekers, respectively.

There were also four new provinces that were not yet recorded as having job seekers in 2023: Southwest Papua, South Papua, Central Papua, and Highland Papua.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the national number of job seekers in 2023 by province, from highest to lowest:

1. West Java: 542,150 people
2. East Java: 220,388 people
3. Central Java: 218,013 people
4. Banten: 125,510 people
5. DKI Jakarta: 85,385 people
6. South Sulawesi: 66,960 people
7. West Nusa Tenggara: 52,854 people
8. North Sumatra: 52,542 people
9. South Sumatra: 48,174 people
10. Lampung: 42,725 people
11. West Sumatra: 36,285 people
12. Riau: 25,052 people
13. Jambi: 23,224 people
14. North Maluku: 22,890 people
15. Central Sulawesi: 22,509 people
16. Riau Islands: 22,146 people
17. West Kalimantan: 21,996 people
18. Bali: 20,047 people
19. Yogyakarta Special Region: 18,992 people
20. Central Kalimantan: 17,299 people
21. East Kalimantan: 16,921 people
22. Southeast Sulawesi: 16,318 people
23. South Kalimantan: 15,215 people
24. East Nusa Tenggara: 14,640 people
25. Aceh: 13,977 people
26. Maluku: 11,093 people
27. North Sulawesi: 10,521 people
28. Bengkulu: 8,227 people
29. West Sulawesi: 8,178 people
30. Bangka Belitung Islands: 5,497 people
31. North Kalimantan: 4,557 people
32. Gorontalo: 3,574 people
33. Papua: 3,278 people
34. West Papua: 2,693 people
35. Southwest Papua: 0 people
36. South Papua: 0 people
37. Central Papua: 0 people
38. Highland Papua: 0 people