The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) revealed that the number of layoffs (PHK) has reached 26,455 cases to this day.
"(The case of layoffs) was 26,455 as of May 20 this morning, Central Java was still the highest, Jakarta number two, Riau number three. The sector is in processing, wholesale retail trading, and services," said the Director General of Industrial Relations and Social Security for Manpower (PHI and Jamsos) of the Ministry of Manpower, Indah Anggoro Putri, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 20.
The layoffs in Central Java were 10,695 cases, followed by Jakarta at 6,279, then Riau with 3,570 cases.
According to Indah, this number tends to increase when compared to the same period last year. In addition, Riau's presence as the province with the most layoff cases was also in the spotlight by the Ministry of Manpower.
"Why did Riau (enter the top three), firstly, some trade industries also go down, maybe, yes. We haven't researched that deep (related to) why (the layoff rate in) Riau is high," said Indah.
Meanwhile, Indah also ensured that the layoff data compiled by the Ministry of Manpower was a valid report from the Manpower Office in each region.
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"There is no data that we engineered, because we have a reporting system from the service that goes directly to the center," he said.
On the other hand, the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) previously revealed 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.
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