Indonesia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.68 percent in February 2026, down 0.08 percentage points from a year earlier, according to official data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS). While the decline suggests steady progress in the labor market, a deeper challenge is emerging beneath the headline numbers: Many graduates are still struggling to find jobs because they lack the skills employers increasingly expect in the artificial intelligence era. A new study by Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world’s lifelong learning company, conducted in partnership with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), finds that more than half of employers worldwide are unable to find graduates with the AI skills they need.
The findings were published in the report AI Readiness: Building the Bridge from Higher Education to Work, which surveyed more than 2,700 students, educators and employers across six countries. The report was launched on July 4 during the Pearson Higher Education Forum themed “Ready for What’s Next: From Learning to Earning in the Age of AI”, held at the JW Mariott Hotel Jakarta.
A growing disconnect
The report highlights a widening gap between what universities believe they are delivering and what employers say they need.
