Analysis: Rosy labor figures conceal deeper cracks - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s labor market resembles a polished façade concealing deeper cracks. Official figures show headline unemployment falling, yet the recovery has not created enough quality jobs for the country’s growing educated workforce. Education has long been seen as the first step up the social ladder, opening the way to secure employment and a better life. Today, however, more than 1 million university graduates are unemployed, exposing a troubling reality: A degree no longer reliably opens the doors it once promised.

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