6 Out Of 100 Working Forces In Jakarta Have Unemployment Status In February 2024

Illustration of highly educated unemployment. (UNSPLASH)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of DKI Jakarta Province released a state of employment as of February 2024. BPS noted that the number of unemployed in Jakarta was 328 thousand people. Based on the results of a survey by the national workforce (Sakernas) in February 2024, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Jakarta is 6.03 percent. "This means that out of 100 people in the workforce, there are about six unemployed," said Plt. Head of BPS DKI Jakarta Dwi Paramita Dewi in a written statement, Monday, May 6. Based on gender, the male TPT in February 2024 was 6.13 percent, higher than the female TPT which was 5.88 percent. Dwi said, TPT decreased by 1.54 percentage points compared to February 2023. "The TPT for men and women has decreased by 2.23 percentage points and 0.43 percentage points each compared to February 2023," said Dwi. The composition of the workforce in Jakarta in February 2024, continued Dwi, consists of 5.11 million people who work. When compared to February 2023, the number of workforces increased by 179 thousand people, the working population increased by 249 thousand people, while unemployment decreased by 70 thousand people. Most of the population works in Jakarta as full workers (work hours at least 35 hours per week) with a percentage of 79.07 percent in February 2024. Meanwhile, the rest are non-full workers or less than 35 hours of working hours per week. Not full workers are grouped into two categories, namely half unemployment and part-time workers. "Compared to February 2023, the percentage of non-full workers has increased by 3.02 percentage points," he said. Furthermore, based on the highest education set by the workforce, TPT in February 2024 has a pattern almost the same as February 2023. In February 2024, TPT graduated from vocational high school was the highest compared to the completion of another level of education, which was 7.97 percent. Meanwhile, the lowest TPT in the finalization of Diploma I / II / IIII was 1.90 percent. TPT for general high school graduates was 7.18 percent, TPT for SMP at 5.68 percent, TPT for elementary school and below by 4.91 percent, and TPT for universities at 3.88 percent.

Compared to February 2023, the increase in TPT occurred only in elementary school graduates and below, which was 2.20 percentage points. TPT experienced a decline in other graduates. The largest decrease in TPT in the completion of Diploma I / II / IIII, which decreased 6.33 percentage points.