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        "id": 1581758,
        "msgid": "maintaining-stability-enhancing-labour-market-quality-1772456431",
        "date": "2026-03-02 19:09:13",
        "title": "Maintaining stability, enhancing labour market quality",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's labour market showed solid quantitative conditions in November 2025, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.74 per cent and labour force participation rising to 70.59 per cent. However, structural challenges persist as nearly 28 per cent of workers remain in agriculture whilst informal employment accounts for approximately 57.7 per cent of the workforce, limiting income growth and economic transformation. The article argues that whilst immediate employment stability is secure, deeper qualitative improvements in sectoral productivity and formalisation are needed to sustain long-term growth amid global economic uncertainty.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia\u2019s labour market in November 2025 demonstrated relatively\nstable conditions, with positive quantitative indicators.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) was recorded at 4.74 per cent,\ndeclining compared to August 2025. The employed population reached\n147.91 million people. The workforce expanded and the labour force\nparticipation rate increased to approximately 70.59 per cent. The\nadditional labour entering the market was absorbed without triggering\nunemployment increases.<\/p>\n<p>This official release from the Central Statistics Agency indicated\nthat from a quantitative perspective, there were no significant\npressures in the labour market. Within the context of a global economy\nstill facing slowdown and uncertainty, this stability forms an important\nfoundation for sustaining domestic growth.<\/p>\n<p>However, low unemployment is not the sole measure of labour market\nhealth. The structure of employment absorption, employment status,\nproductivity, and wage dynamics are equally important determining\nfactors of quality. This is where analysis must be deepened.<\/p>\n<p>The sectoral structure of employment remained relatively consistent\nover recent years. In November 2025, approximately 27.99 per cent of the\nworkforce was in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. The wholesale and\nretail trade, repair and maintenance of automobiles and motorcycles\nsector absorbed approximately 18.67 per cent of the workforce, whilst\nmanufacturing accounted for roughly 13.86 per cent. These three sectors\nremained the largest employment absorbers.<\/p>\n<p>This dominance reflects that economic structural transformation is\noccurring incrementally. Indonesia has experienced growth in modern\nservice sectors and certain industries, but not at a scale that\nsignificantly shifts the composition of the workforce. The majority of\nworkers remain in labour-intensive sectors with low to moderate\nvalue-added.<\/p>\n<p>The implications are evident in productivity and wage movements. So\nlong as the workforce remains concentrated in sectors with limited\nvalue-added, the space for national income growth will move slowly.\nEconomic structural change does not occur in a short timeframe,\nparticularly in countries with Indonesia\u2019s characteristics of vast and\nheterogeneous geography.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, there were positive dynamics in certain sectors. The\naccommodation and food service provision sectors recorded meaningful\nincreases in worker numbers. Manufacturing also demonstrated additional\nlabour absorption. This indicates that real economic activity and\ndomestic consumption remained active.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding employment status, approximately 42.30 per cent of the\nworkforce was in the formal sector. The remainder remained informally\nemployed. There was an increase in the proportion of formal workers in\nNovember 2025 compared to August 2025, though it was not\nsignificant.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/maintaining-stability-enhancing-labour-market-quality-1772456431",
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