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        "id": 1674193,
        "msgid": "adb-indonesia-needs-to-boost-manufacturing-to-absorb-formal-workforce-1776070266",
        "date": "2026-04-13 14:56:00",
        "title": "ADB: Indonesia Needs to Boost Manufacturing to Absorb Formal Workforce",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlights structural challenges in Indonesia's labour market that hinder the expansion of formal job creation, despite economic growth. High levels of informal employment persist, limiting productivity gains and structural transformation towards higher-quality jobs. ADB recommends focusing on high-productivity sectors like manufacturing, which require elevated skills and education, to better translate growth into formal employment opportunities.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s labour market is still facing\nstructural constraints in expanding formal job creation. This condition\nis seen as the main challenge in maintaining productivity growth and\nachieving long-term development goals. \u201cThe labour market is\nstructurally constrained in expanding formal job creation,\u201d writes the\nAsian Development Bank (ADB) in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO)\nApril 2026 report, quoted on Monday (13\/4\/2026). One of the main\nindicators of this issue is the high level of informal employment that\nhas persisted over the past decade. Data shows that economic growth has\nnot fully translated into increased formal employment opportunities.\n\u201cInformal employment remains high over the past decade, indicating that\ngrowth has not been translated into adequate formal job opportunities,\u201d\nADB writes in its report. Meanwhile, more formal sectors contribute only\na small portion to total employment. This condition directly impacts the\nquality of economic growth. The ADB report emphasises that the dominance\nof the informal sector limits productivity improvements and weakens\nstructural changes towards better job quality. In other words, although\nthe workforce is absorbed, the quality of available jobs has not been\nable to significantly drive productivity increases. However, these\nsectors require higher levels of education and skills. \u201cDemand for\nformal jobs is concentrated in a number of high-productivity sectors\nthat require higher levels of skills and education,\u201d ADB reveals in its\nreport.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/adb-indonesia-needs-to-boost-manufacturing-to-absorb-formal-workforce-1776070266",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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