Institute for Research on Economics and Society – Faculty of Economics and Business – University of Indonesia

Reading the Desperate Signals in Indonesia's Job Market – Labor Market Brief, November 2025

The phenomenon of people unemployed and not looking for work due to desperation has re-emerged as a crucial issue in assessing the health of Indonesia's labor market. This group is small compared to the total workforce, but its presence indicates structural constraints not captured by conventional indicators like the open unemployment rate or labor force participation rate. The reason […]

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