Indonesia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.85% in Q3 2025 from 4.91% in the same period a year earlier, while the number of unemployed remained steady at around 7.46 million. Employment rose 1.31% to 146.54 million, driven mainly by gains in agriculture, accommodation, and manufacturing sectors. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate edged down slightly to 70.59% from 70.63% in the same period last year. source: Statistics Indonesia

Unemployment Rate in Indonesia increased to 4.85 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 4.76 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Indonesia averaged 5.93 percent from 1982 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.

Unemployment Rate in Indonesia increased to 4.85 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 4.76 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Indonesia is expected to be 4.60 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 4.70 percent in 2026 and 4.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 144642000.00 138632511.00 Dec 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate 69.30 68.63 percent Dec 2023
Population 281.60 278.70 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 7195000.00 7989275.00 Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.85 4.76 percent Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 3270191.00 3090532.00 IDR/Month Sep 2025


Indonesia Unemployment Rate
In Indonesia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.85 4.76 11.24 2.00 1982 - 2025 percent Quarterly

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Indonesia Q3 Jobless Rate Drops to 4.85%
Indonesia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.85% in Q3 2025 from 4.91% in the same period a year earlier, while the number of unemployed remained steady at around 7.46 million. Employment rose 1.31% to 146.54 million, driven mainly by gains in agriculture, accommodation, and manufacturing sectors. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate edged down slightly to 70.59% from 70.63% in the same period last year.
2025-11-05
Indonesia Q1 Jobless Rate Falls to 4.76%
The unemployment rate in Indonesia declined to 4.76 percent in the March quarter of 2025 from 4.82 percent in the same quarter the previous year, marking the lowest figure since 1997. The number of unemployed persons edged up by 1.11 percent from a year earlier to 7.28 million. At the same time, the number of employed increased by 2.52 percent to 145.77 million, mostly in wholesale & retail trade, repair and maintenance of cars and motorcycles. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate increased to 70.60 percent from 69.80 percent in the prior year. The country's unemployment rate is reported only twice a year, specifically in Q1 and Q3.
2025-05-05