JAKARTA - DPR Speaker Puan Maharani responded to the increasing number of unemployed in Indonesia, which now reaches 7.28 million people as of February 2025 according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). He asked relevant stakeholders to follow up on this.
"Later we will try to ask relevant stakeholders. What is the solution, what will be done, how to follow up," said Puan, Wednesday, May 7.
Puan also encouraged Commission IX of the DPR to supervise the steps taken by the government, especially the Ministry of Manpower in overcoming the unemployment problem, which is still a scourge in Indonesia.
"Because the DPR is actually just following up, providing supervision related to what the executive will do," he said.
It is known, BPS reported the latest data regarding the condition of Indonesian Manpower in February 2025 on Monday, May 5. The latest BPS data shows that the number of unemployed in Indonesia as of February 2025 has increased compared to last year.
According to BPS, the number of unemployed people as of February 2025 increased to 7.28 million people. This figure increased by 1.11 percent or 83.45 thousand people compared to February 2024.
In BPS data, the percentage of the number of unemployed as of February is 4.76 percent. The unemployment in question is the population aged 15 years and over who are not working but are looking for work, preparing new businesses, have been accepted to work/ready ready to do business but have not started work/business, or feel it is impossible to get a job (expell).
Even so, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in February 2025 actually decreased, even though the number of unemployed people increased.
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Puan also reminded the government to pay serious attention to the soaring number of unemployed. He emphasized that the DPR will oversee and oversee the government's follow-up to the latest BPS data regarding the increasing unemployment rate in Indonesia.
"What is the follow-up from the executive from the results of the existing BPS data. We will ask the relevant commission to be able to follow up on the results of the statistical data," said Puan.
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