• The number of workforce in February 2021 was 22.18 million people, a decrease
86.34 thousand compared to August 2020, and decreased by 343.98 thousand people
compared to February 2020. The Labor Force Participation Rate (TPAK) February 2021 amounted to 69.75 percent.
• The Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) for February 2021 was 5.17 percent, a decrease of 0.67 percentage points compared to August 2020, and when compared to February 2020, it increased by 1.57 percentage points.
• The number of people working in February 2021 was 21.03 million people, an increase
67.74 thousand people when compared to August 2020, when compared to February 2020, it decreased by around 679.72 thousand people. The absorption of labor in February 2021 is still dominated by three main employment fields, namely Agriculture (32.26 percent), Trade (18.88 percent), and Manufacturing Industry (15.15 percent).
• The population working in formal activities in February 2021 is 7.78 million
people (37.01 percent). When compared to August 2020 (36.36 percent) the population working in formal activities increased by 0.65 percentage points, while compared to February 2020 the population working in formal activities decreased by 1.84 percentage points.
• Compared to August 2020, the proportion of underemployed workers in February 2021 decreased by 0.45 percentage points and the proportion of part-time workers increased by 1.41 percentage points. When compared to February 2020 the proportion of underemployed workers increased by 3.51 percent and the proportion of part-time workers increased by 0.96 percentage points
• There are about 3 million people aged affected by covid-19 or
by 9.44 percent. Population affected by covid-19 in February 2021
consisting of 260.23 thousand unemployed due to covid-19; 105.83 thousand people
BAK due to COVID-19; 235.34 thousand people temporarily do not work because of covid19; and 2.40 million people have experienced a decrease in working hours due to covid-19.
