Job seekers outnumber vacancies

Job seekers outnumber vacancies

BOJONEGORO, East Java: Unemployment remains a major concern in
this small East Java town, with the number of registered
unemployed 13 times higher than available job vacancies.

"The number of job seekers in April alone reached 10,542,
while there were only 799 available vacancies," the head of the
local manpower office, Widodo, said on Thursday.

Antara reported 6,646 of the job seekers were men, and that
over 60 percent of the total unemployed were between the ages of
20 and 30.

Widodo said that to deal with the glut of unemployed his
office was initiating training programs which would help people
open their own small businesses. (mds)