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.

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.