No. 85/11/Th.

XVII, November 5th, 2014

LABOR FORCE SITUATION IN INDONESIA, AUGUST 2014

Table 1
Population 15 Years of Age and Over by Type of Activity, 2012-2014
(Million People)
2013 1

2012 1

Type of Activity

2014 2

Unit

August

February

August

Februar
y

August

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Million People

119.85

123.17

120.17

125.32

121.87

Working

Million People

112.50

115.93

112.76

118.17

114.63

Unempoyment

Million People

7.35

7.24

7.41

7.15

7.24

2. Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

67.76

69.15

66.77

69.17

66.60

3. Unemployment Rate (%)

6.13

5.88

6.17

5.70

5.94

Million People

34.92

36.39

37.74

36.97

35.77

Underemployment

Million People

12.74

13.68

11.00

10.57

9.68

Part-time Worker

Million People

22.18

22.71

26.74

26.40

26.09

(1)
1. Economically Active

4. Less than Normal Working Hours

*) February 2012-August 2013 is the result of backcasting from weighing Population Projection that used in the February 2014
**) Estimates of employment in February 2014 use the Projected Population Weights

Table 2
Population 15 Years of Age and Over Who Worked
by Main Industry, 2012-2014
(Million People)
Type of Activity

2014 2

August

February

August

February

August

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

39.59

40.76

39.22

40.83

38.97

15.61

15.00

14.96

15.39

15.26

6.85

6.95

6.35

7.21

7.28

23.52

25.27

24.10

25.81

24.83

3. Unemployment Rate (%)

5.05

5.29

5.10

5.33

5.11

4. Less than Normal Working Hours

2.70

3.05

2.90

3.19

3.03

Underemployment

17.33

17.79

18.45

18.48

18.42

Part-time Worker

1.85

1.82

1.68

1.93

1.73

112.50

115.93

112.76

118.17

114.63

(1)
1. Economically Active
Working
Unempoyment
2. Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

Total
*)

2013 1

2012 1

February 2012-August 2013 is the result of backcasting from weighing Population Projection that used in the February 2014

**) Estimates of employment in February 2014 use the Projected Population Weights
***) Other main industry consists of Mining, Electricity, Gas and Water.

Table 3
Population 15 Years of Age and Over Who Worked
by Main Employment Status, 20122014
(Million People)
2014 2

August

February

August

February

August

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

18.75

19.50

19.21

20.32

20.49

19.24

19.94

19.34

19.74

19.27

3.95

4.13

3.86

4.14

4.18

40.87

42.05

41.12

43.35

42.38

3. Unemployment Rate (%)

5.41

5.10

5.20

4.74

5.09

4. Less than Normal Working Hours

6.23

6.46

6.06

6.75

6.41

18.05

18.75

17.97

19.13

16.81

112.50

115.93

112.76

118.17

114.63

(1)
1. Economically Active
Working
Unempoyment
2. Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

Underemployment
Total

*)

2013 1

2012 1

Type of Activity

February 2012-August 2013 is the result of backcasting from weighing Population Projection that used in the February 2014

**) Estimates of employment in February 2014 use the Projected Population Weights

Table 4
Population 15 Years of Age and Over Who Worked
by Total Working Hours per Week, 20122014
(Million People)
2012 1

Total Working Hours per Week

August

February

August

February

August

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

17

1.50

1.66

2.14

1.77

1.50

814

5.26

5.55

6.71

5.51

5.19

1524

13.02

13.26

15.08

13.79

13.72

2534

15.14

15.92

13.81

15.90

15.36

134

34.92

36.39

37.74

36.97

35.77

3)

77.58

79.54

75.02

81.20

78.86

Jumlah

112.50

115.93

112.76

118.17

114.63

35

*)

2014 2

2013 1

February 2012-August 2013 is the result of backcasting from weighing Population Projection that used in the February 2014

**) Estimates of employment in February 2014 use the Projected Population Weights
***) Includes temporarily not working

Table 5
Population 15 Years of Age and Over Who Worked
by Educational Attainment, 20122014
(Million People)
Educational Attainment

2014 2)

August

February

August

February

August

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Primary School, Did Not Complete/Not Yet

Completed Primary School, No Schooling

55.08

55.95

53.81

55.31

53.96

Junior High School

20.28

20.37

20.56

21.06

20.35

Senior High School

17.41

17.97

17.88

18.91

18.58

Vocational High School

9.63

10.34

9.97

10.91

10.52

Diploma I/II/III; Academy

3.01

3.25

2.93

3.13

2.96

University

7.09

8.05

7.61

8.85

8.26

112.50

115.93

112.76

118.17

114.63

(1)

Total
*)

2013 1

2012 1

February 2012-August 2013 is the result of backcasting from weighing Population Projection that used in the February 2014

**) Estimates of employment in February 2014 use the Projected Population Weights

Table 6
Unemployment Rate of Population 15 Years of Age and Over Who Worked
by Educational Attainment, 20122014 (%)
Educational Attainment

2014 2

August

February

August

February

August

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Primary School, Did Not Complete/Not Yet

Completed Primary School, No Schooling

3.59

3.55

3.44

3.69

3.04

Junior High School

7.80

8.21

7.59

7.44

7.15

Senior High School

9.69

9.45

9.72

9.10

9.55

Vocational High School

9.97

7.72

11.21

7.21

11.24

Diploma I/II/III; Academy

6.23

5.72

5.95

5.87

6.14

University

5.92

5.02

5.39

4.31

5.65

6.13

5.88

6.17

5.70

5.94

Total

*)

2013 1

2012 1

February 2012-August 2013 is the result of backcasting from weighing Population Projection that used in the February 2014

**) Estimates of employment in February 2014 use the Projected Population Weights