The unemployment rate in Indonesia fell to 4.68% in Q1 of 2026 from 4.76% in the same quarter the previous year, marking the lowest figure since Q4 1997. The number of unemployed persons edged down by 0.48% from a year earlier to 7.24 million. At the same time, the number of employed increased by 1.3% to 147.67 million, mostly in agriculture, wholesale & retail trade, and manufacturing. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate was little changed at 70.56%. source: Statistics Indonesia
Unemployment Rate in Indonesia decreased to 4.68 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 4.85 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Indonesia averaged 5.91 percent from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11.24 percent in the third quarter of 2005 and a record low of 2.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 1983. This page provides the latest reported value for - Indonesia Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Indonesia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Indonesia decreased to 4.68 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 4.85 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Indonesia is expected to be 4.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Indonesia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.