Authors:
Nadya Zahra Prasetio, Nawfal Aulia, Qisha Quarina, Ahmad Zufar Robbani
Bidang Kajian Microeconomics Dashboard 2025
Executive Summary
- In Indonesia, unemployment in recent years has been the highest within youths against other working age groups, recorded persistently between 23% – 16% within the last decade.
- Amongst the unemployed youth, male have been persistently recording the highest unemployment rate, despite traditional viewpoints on being the breadwinner of the family.
- In recent years, senior high school and vocational school graduates continue to dominate amongst the unemployed youth, showing how despite relatively high levels of education, they still remain unable to be absorbed in the market
- The consistent unemployment rate may also be due to the lack of training and working experiences of the young workers, which acts as a barrier to them.
- Therefore, this study will identify the reasons behind the persistence of youth unemployment in the Indonesian labour market.
FULL VERSION: Kajian Vol.12