JAKARTA - The number of layoffs (PHK) throughout 2025 has recorded an increase compared to the previous year.
This increase is reflected in the data on layoffs published by the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the period of January to December 2025.
Based on data from the Employment Information Technology and Data Center, the total number of workers who were laid off during the period reached 88,519 people.
The total number of workers who were laid off were workers registered as participants in the Job Loss Guarantee (JKP) BPJS Employment program.
"In the period from January to December 2025, there were 88,519 people who were laid off (termination of employment) who were classified as participants in the JKP program," wrote the Satudata Kemnaker website, Tuesday, January 13.
In terms of region, West Java Province became the area with the highest number of layoffs, namely around 21.26 percent of the total cases of layoffs reported nationally.
In addition, the number of layoffs in the period January-December 2025 increased compared to the period January-November 2025 which was recorded at 79,302 people.
Thus, there was an addition of 9,217 cases of layoffs in just the last month.
"In the period from January to November 2025, there were 79,302 people who were laid off (termination of employment) who were classified as participants in the JKP program," he said.
Meanwhile, if compared, the number of layoffs in 2025 is greater than the period from January to December 2024 which reached 77,965 people, resulting in an increase of 10,554 cases.
This number also exceeds the number of layoffs in 2023 which was recorded at 64,855 people, and shows a significant increase compared to 2022 which only reached 25,114 people.
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