Job Finders Get Ready To Meeting! There Will Be 67 Thousand New Jobs By The End Of 2025

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Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said there would be 67,870 new jobs by the end of this year.

"The termination of employment (PHK) did occur on a large scale, but we predict that there will be 67,000 new jobs that will be available before the end of the year," Luhut said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 12.

Tens of thousands of new jobs are said to have come from two global textile brands planning to relocate their companies to Indonesia.

He did not specify the names of the two companies. However, he said, Indonesia has a high opportunity to withdraw the company's relocation amid the shift in global supply chains.

The relocation is also expected to target smaller cities more than big cities.

This adds to the opportunity to accelerate economic development in many regions.

In his presentation, he detailed, as many as 60,481 jobs will be available in Brebes, Boyolali, Demak, Slawi, Batang, Kedungkelor, and Pekalongan.

It is estimated that the new jobs will be provided by 10 factories.

Then, 1,520 jobs from 2 factories will be available in Banten, to be precise Serang and Tangerang.

A total of 5,469 jobs from 11 factories will be available in West Java, including Cirebon, Majalengka, Subang, Purwakarta, Karawang, Cimahi, and Bekasi.

Then, 400 jobs from 1 factory in Pleret, East Java.

For the record, the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) revealed that the number of layoffs had reached 26,455 cases as of May 20, 2025.

The Director General of Industrial Relations and Social Security for Manpower (PHI and Jamsos) of the Ministry of Manpower, Indah Anggoro Putri, detailed that the cases of layoffs mostly occurred in Central Java, Jakarta, and Riau.

On the other hand, the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) noted that the number of layoffs from January 1 to March 10, 2025 had reached 73,992 cases.

The figures are based on data on the number of participants who are no longer members of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan during that period.