Over 50% of Indonesian Youth Worked as Laborers in 2020
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that 51.82% of Indonesian youth worked as laborers/employees in 2020. This percentage is higher than that of youth choosing other types of work.
19.89% of Indonesian youth were family workers/unpaid. Meanwhile, 12.99% chose self-employment.
Based on gender, the percentage of male youth working was significantly higher, at 62.5%. The percentage of female youth working was recorded at 41.23%.
Furthermore, youth aged 25-30 years old had the highest employment rate at 67.75%. Youth aged 19-24 years old had an employment rate of 52.37%. Meanwhile, youth aged 16-18 years old had an employment rate of 21.08%.
Youth are defined as citizens aged 16–30 years old. According to BPS, the number of youth totaled 64.5 million, or almost a quarter of Indonesia's total population.
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