Padang, W Sumatra (ANTARA) - The domestic manufacturing industry needs at least 682 thousand new workers every year, but this demand is not being met, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said.He made the statement on Monday during a public lecture on the improvement of the industrial confidence index (IKI) through the development of industrial human resources at Andalas University in Padang, West Sumatra. He said that the demand is not being met because the skills of graduates are not aligned with the needs of the business world. ccording to the National Workforce Survey (Sakernas), there were 8.42 million unemployed in the country in 2022, with the open unemployment rate recorded at 5.86 percent. Kartasasmita noted that Indonesia's demographic dividend presents an opportunity as well as a challenge. Only 13 percent of Indonesia's working-age population has received tertiary education, while the rest is dominated by junior high school- and high school-level graduates.
Source: Antara News Agency