349 Thousand People in Jakarta are Unemployed as of November 2025

JAKARTA - As many as 349 thousand residents of Jakarta are still unemployed in November 2025. This figure is based on data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of DKI Jakarta Province. BPS noted that in November 2025 the number of the labor force in Jakarta reached 5.53 million people.

"The composition of the workforce in Jakarta in November 2025 consists of 5.18 million working residents and 349 thousand unemployed people," said the Head of BPS DKI Jakarta Kadarmanto in a press statement, Thursday, February 5.

If compared to August 2025, the number of the workforce increased by 67,30 thousand people. At the same time, the working population increased by 48,67 thousand people, but the number of unemployed also increased by around 18,63 thousand people.

This figure is in line with the increase in Jakarta's open unemployment rate (TPT) to 6.31 percent. TPT is an indicator to see the labor force that has not been absorbed by the labor market.

Compared to August 2025, the Jakarta TPT increased by 0.26 percentage points. This increase occurred amid an increase in the number of the workforce and working population, but it was not entirely able to hold back the growth of unemployment.

"TPT Jakarta results from Sakernas November 2025 are 6.31 percent. This means that out of 100 people in the workforce, there are about six unemployed people," said Kadarmanto.

Based on gender, the unemployment rate for men is still higher than for women. In November 2025, the male unemployment rate was recorded at 6.90 percent, while the female unemployment rate was 5.43 percent.

The increase in TPT occurred mainly in the male group, which increased by 0.69 percentage points compared to August 2025. Conversely, female TPT actually fell by 0.36 percentage points.

Viewed from the level of education, graduates of general high schools are still the group with the highest unemployment rate. In November 2025, the TPT graduates of general high schools reached 8.14 percent, the highest compared to other levels of education.

Meanwhile, the lowest unemployment rate was recorded by Diploma I/II/III graduates at 3.44 percent. As for TPT vocational high school graduates at 7.84 percent, university graduates at 5.47 percent, elementary school graduates below 4.06 percent, and junior high school graduates at 3.66 percent.

Compared to August 2025, TPT graduates of Diploma I/II/III decreased the most, namely 2.46 percentage points. The decline also occurred in graduates of SMP and universities. On the other hand, TPT graduates of SD and below actually experienced the highest increase of 1.23 percentage points.

"When viewed based on the highest education completed by the workforce, the TPT in November 2025 has a pattern that is slightly different from August 2025," said Kadarmanto.

On the other hand, the Jakarta labor force participation rate (TPAK) in November 2025 was recorded at 65.47 percent, up 0.72 percentage points compared to August 2025. This increase is mainly supported by the increasing participation of women in the labor market.

Based on gender, the male TPAK was recorded at 78.86 percent, much higher than the 52.19 percent for women. However, compared to August 2025, the male TPAK actually fell 0.80 percentage points, while the female TPAK rose 2.25 percentage points.

In terms of employment status, the majority of residents working in Jakarta are still in the status of laborers, employees, or employees with a share of 60.14 percent. Meanwhile, freelancers in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors are the smallest group, namely 2.22 percent.

In November 2025, as many as 3.28 million people or 63.43 percent of the working population were in the formal sector, while 1.89 million people or 36.57 percent worked in the informal sector. Compared to August 2025, the proportion of formal workers increased slightly by 0.06 percentage points.