A recent report from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) revealed that over 10 million Gen Z Indonesians, born between 1997 and 2012, are currently not employed and not participating in any formal education or training programs.
The study also showed that unemployment rates among individuals aged 20 to 24 have been increasing, rising from 12.86 percent in 2015 to 17.02 percent in 2022.
This rate is notably higher than the national average unemployment rate, which was 5.45 percent in February 2023, indicating a particularly high level of unemployment among the younger population.
Experts have warned that the large number of young Indonesians in this state of uncertainty, where they are neither working nor studying, could lead to demographic challenges and a future unemployment crisis.
