7 Thousand Immigrants Enter Jakarta A Month After Pascalbaran, 20 Percent Have No Work

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Agency (Dukcapil) recorded 7,243 newcomers entering Jakarta one month after Eid al-Fitr 1445 H or the period from April 16 to May 15, 2024.

"As many as 20.90 percent or 1,484 people have not or have not worked," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Dukcapil Office Budi Awaluddin in his statement, Thursday, May 16.

This year's Jakarta migrant category is dominated by students or students with a proportion of 26.66 percent, followed by private company workers at 21.13 percent.

Then, 13.59 percent of Jakarta migrants have jobs as household administrators, 10.72 percent of entrepreneurs, 2.89 percent of casual daily workers, and others.

Meanwhile, the majority or as many as 84.12 percent of migrants have lower SLTA final education and 15.88 percent or the rest receive higher education than SLTA.

"Immigrants (enter Jakarta this year) with a low income assumption of 57.24 percent and a non-low income assumption of 42.76 percent," said Budi.

Most of them, newcomers to Jakarta in the past month came from the Jabodetabek buffer zone.

Among them, Bekasi City with a proportion of 366 people. Then, Bogor Regency 274 people, Depok City 257 people, Tangerang City 245 people, Bekasi Regency 186 people, Tangerang Regency 131 people, and the rest from other areas.

On the other hand, Budi warned migrants who came with the aim of trying their luck in Jakarta after Eid.

Bearing in mind, in the data collection of the DKI Provincial Government, 80 percent of migrants who entered Jakarta for the last 4 years were residents with the last high school education and below. Then, 40 percent of them earn low income.

Meanwhile, it is estimated that new arrivals will enter Jakarta this year as many as 15 thousand to 20 thousand people. The majority, they are relatives of Jakarta residents who come back home after Eid.

"From year to year, Jakarta becomes the center of urbanization, starting from looking for luck in the region. However, when it comes to Jakarta, sometimes it's not as lucky as it is often heard," he explained.