Young Workers Switched Jobs More Due to Internal Factors in 2022

Young workers, aged 15-24, are recorded as changing jobs or resigning due to internal factors. This aligns with the 2022 census results from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS).

In the report *Analysis of Labor Mobility from the 2022 Sakernas*, 43.4% of the workforce aged 15-24 changed jobs due to internal reasons. BPS states that these internal reasons include unsatisfactory income or incompatibility with the work environment.

However, BPS notes that job changes are more frequent among the 25-34 age group. BPS assesses that in this age group, workers have a better understanding of the work environment but still have opportunities to seek more promising jobs.

Based on the reasons for job changes, external factors are more dominant, at 36.7%.

"In the 25-34 age group, reasons for leaving work stemming from external factors such as layoffs, business closures or bankruptcies, and contract expirations are increasing, thus balancing internal reasons," BPS explained, defining external reasons.

On the one hand, BPS mentions that the age of 25 marks the beginning for highly educated individuals to seek employment. This is demonstrated by the 47.9% job change rate among those with a high school education or higher.

"They generally possess better knowledge and skills, making it relatively easier for them to change jobs," said BPS.

Meanwhile, for the 35-44 age group, job changes are more dominant due to external factors, accounting for 40.3% of this group. BPS states that the older the worker, the lower the likelihood of changing jobs.

This phenomenon is also observed in the 45-54 and 55+ age groups, where resignations are more prevalent due to external factors, at 41.8% and 41.4% respectively.

"The older a worker is, the higher their maturity level and experience. As a result, the proportion of leaving work due to internal reasons decreases, replaced by external reasons and other reasons such as managing household responsibilities," said BPS.

Besides these reasons, one factor that cannot be ignored is leaving work due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"In 2022, generally, there were 480,000 workers (4.9 percent) directly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic who have returned to work," said BPS.