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Indonesian
jobless rate to soar next year: analyst
 JAKARTA
(Antara): Indonesia will likely be burdened by an 'unemployment
explosion' early next year if the government does not give
serious attention to this problem, director of the Center
for Labor and Development Studies (CLDS) Bomer Pasaribu
said on Friday.
Bomer said that in a bid to help alleviate the problem,
the government had to seriously handle the development of
micro businesses, agriculture and fisheries for the sake
of opening up new job opportunities.
Bomer, who is currently preparing a year-end evaluation
and projection for next year, said the total number of jobless
in the country reached about 40.1 million at present.
The term unemployment includes those who are totally jobless,
semi-employed and disguised employment.
Semi-employment refers to those working less than 40 hours
per week and disguised employment refers to the underemployed,
Bomer said.
At present those who are totally jobless number between
11.6 million and 11.9 million this year, and if the problem
is not properly handled, Bomer said, the figures could rise
to 12.5 million and 12.6 million next year.
This year alone there was an increase in the jobless rate
from 1.5 million to 1.8 million, the former minister of
manpower said. (jp/IM)
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