DKI Provincial Government Targets 2021 Job Exchange To Absorb 15 Thousand New Workers

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Agency targets the 2021 job fair or job fair held in five administrative cities to absorb 15,000-18,000 new workers.

This time the job fair was held on 6-14 December 2021 in five administrative cities which were attended by more than 200 leading private companies and there were more than 18,000 job vacancies.

"We are targeting around 15 thousand-18 thousand workers to be absorbed. I have been around and asked him (the company) on average it turns out that it needs 30-200 workers," said Head of the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration (Nakertrans) and Energy Office Andri Yansyah when visiting the Job Fair at Plaza Semanggi, South Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 9.

Andri Yansyah said the job market would also have an impact on reducing the unemployment rate in DKI Jakarta, if the job market could absorb tens of thousands of new workers.

"This is very welcome, not only job seekers, but also employers. Because it can interact directly with prospective workers," said Andri Yansyah.

He added that the unemployment rate in the capital was still quite high, at 8.5 percent or around 461,000 people in 2021.

This number has decreased compared to 2020 which reached 10.95 percent or the equivalent of 573,000 people with unemployment status.

"That is what is recorded, maybe for those who are not recorded, it can also be a lot," said Andri Yansyah.

Therefore, in order to reduce the unemployment rate, the DKI Provincial Government has innovated in providing job vacancies through the Jaknaker.go.id application. Through this application, it is easier for job seekers in DKI to get the job they want.

In addition to providing job vacancies, Andri Yansah said that his party also provides training facilities to coaching workers to get the right job recommendations.

"This information is given as widely as possible, so that the community does not participate in job training carelessly. But it is adjusted to the available job market so that the link and match are really realized," said Andri Yansyah.

"So far, Jaknaker.go.id has received information from business actors about 7,986 job vacancies. So there are a number of business actors who inform their businesses. Now, this really must be used as well as possible by the community," he said.