Indonesia Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in Indonesia declined to 4.91% in the September quarter of 2024 from 5.32% in the same quarter the previous year. The number of unemployed persons dropped by 4.96% from a year earlier to 7.47 million. Concurrently, the number of employed increased by 3.42% to 144.64 million, mostly in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate rose to 70.63% from 69.48% the previous year. In Q1, the jobless rate stood at 4.82%. The country's unemployment rate is reported only twice a year, specifically in Q1 and Q3.