Economy

63,789 Workers Laid Off, Manpower Ministry: West Java Highest

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 17, 2026•3 min read

Indonesia's Manpower Ministry (Kemnaker) recorded 63,789 workers hit by layoffs (PHK) between January and September 2026. West Java was the biggest contributor with 13,044 reports, or about 20.45 percent of the national total.

Key Facts

The Manpower Ministry recorded 63,789 workers laid off in January–September 2026, based on reports filed through the Job Loss Guarantee (JKP) system.
West Java was the top contributor with 13,044 layoff reports, about 20.45 percent of the national total, based on the domicile of workers registered in the JKP system.
Next came Banten with 7,733 reports, East Java 6,154, Central Java 5,585, and Jakarta 4,587; outside Java, East Kalimantan logged 3,485, South Kalimantan 3,444, and North Sumatra 3,178.
By month, layoffs peaked in June 2026 with 10,086 workers, followed by May with 9,414 and April with 8,711; September was the lowest at around 713.
The data covers only workers who actively reported to the JKP system and passed NIK-based deduplication, so the real figure on the ground may be larger.

63,789 Workers Laid Off in 9 Months

JAKARTA — Indonesia's Manpower Ministry (Kemnaker) recorded 63,789 workers hit by layoffs (PHK) between January and September 2026. The figure comes from the ministry's Satu Data portal and refers to self-reports by workers filed through the Job Loss Guarantee (JKP) system.

“In the January–September 2026 period, 63,789 workers reported being laid off through the JKP system,” the data states. The figures were published on Sunday (10/11/2026) and drew renewed public attention as manpower-related searches surged on Google Trends Indonesia.

Reports entering the JKP channel are first screened through a conditional, time-interval-based deduplication mechanism before being processed into official statistics. The ministry matches identical national ID numbers (NIK) against the actual layoff dates so duplicate records are not counted twice.

West Java Highest, Followed by Banten and East Java

By region, West Java recorded the highest layoff figure nationally at 13,044 workers, or about 20.45 percent of the total. Nearly one in five layoff reports in Indonesia came from the province.

Banten ranked second with 7,733 workers, followed by East Java with 6,154. Next came Central Java with 5,585 and Jakarta with 4,587. Layoffs remain concentrated on Java, home to labor-intensive industrial zones.

Outside Java, sizable layoffs were also recorded, including East Kalimantan with 3,485 workers, South Kalimantan with 3,444, and North Sumatra with 3,178. At the other end, Gorontalo logged the fewest cases with 55, and Maluku with 88.

Layoffs Peaked in June

Monthly trends show fluctuating layoff cases over the first nine months of 2026. The biggest spike came in June 2026 with 10,086 workers, followed by May with 9,414 and April with 8,711.

The fewest layoffs were recorded in September 2026, at around 713. The ministry said the latest compiled totals may differ from earlier publications due to periodic data updates and processing adjustments.

A Note on the Official Figures

The 63,789 figure covers only workers who actively reported layoffs through the JKP system. The real number on the ground may be larger, since not every worker who loses a job accesses the guarantee service.

The data illustrates pressure on the domestic labor market amid production-cost efficiency drives and softening demand across several industrial sectors. The government, through the Manpower Ministry, is expected to strengthen vocational training and job-replacement programs for affected workers.