JakartaMetro

**No major new Jakarta metro-specific youth unemployment data (15-24 or 18-35) was identified for the last 60 days (late April–late June 2026).** The most recent provincial figure is from BPS DKI Jakarta for February 2025: open unemployment rate (TPT) of 6.18% in DKI Jakarta province (higher than the national ~4.7–4.9% around that period).[[1]](https://jakarta.bps.go.id/en/pressrelease/2025/05/05/1214/labour-situation-in-dki-jakarta-province-february-2025.html)[[2]](https://www.bps.go.id/indicator/6/543/1/tingkat-pengangguran-terbuka-menurut-provinsi.html) National youth unemployment (15-24) remains in the 13–16%+ range (e.g., ~12.98% modeled ILO for 2025; BPS figures around 16.16–16.36% in recent periods), with Jakarta youth often cited around 16% in comparative urban studies (vs. higher in places like Surabaya).[[3]](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SLUEM1524ZSIDN)[[4]](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396946057_Economic_Inequality_and_Social_Mobility_among_Urban_Youth_in_Jakarta_and_Surabaya)

National-level BPS and Ministry of Manpower data (not Jakarta-specific) show ongoing pressures: ~23,470 formal layoffs recorded Jan–May 2026 nationwide (down from prior year but still elevated), with Jakarta accounting for 1,140 of earlier 2026 figures in one breakdown.[[5]](https://www.indonesia-investments.com/business/business-columns/indonesia-s-50-000-worker-warning-the-structural-pressures-driving-the-latest-layoffs/item9943)[[6]](https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/strategic-hr/indonesia-records-15425-layoffs-in-early-2026-as-labour-market-pressures-persist-49893) Job search times average ~19.8 months in recent surveys. No evidence of acute new mass layoffs or economic shocks isolated to Jakarta industries in the last 60 days.

**Political/security/economic events affecting young men (18-35) in Jakarta:** Student-led protests occurred in central Jakarta on or around June 12, 2026 (with related actions mid-June), under banners like “Heading to Bankrupt Indonesia.” Hundreds to ~1,500 university students rallied against fuel price hikes, “wasteful” state spending (including the free nutritious meals program), perceived economic mismanagement, and related policies. Demands included lower fuel/food prices and spending cuts. Police deployed significant personnel; protests also occurred in other cities.[[7]](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx18d47pzjo)[[8]](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/students-hold-heading-bankrupt-indonesia-protests-against-prabowos-policies-2026-06-12/)[[9]](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/12/indonesian-students-protest-govt-policies-amid-economic-strain) These involve educated youth/young adults expressing economic anxieties, potentially signaling broader discontent among the 18-35 demographic amid persistent youth joblessness and informality. No reports of militia activity, violent crackdowns, or large-scale unrest specific to young men in the period.

**NGO/think-tank reports on Jakarta youth (published 2025 or later):** No new Jakarta-specific reports from NGOs or think tanks matching the criteria were identified in recent searches. Broader national/urban analyses (e.g., from CORE Indonesia or university-linked studies) continue to highlight chronic youth unemployment, informality, and NEET rates as structural issues, but nothing freshly published in 2025–2026 focused narrowly on Jakarta metro youth.[[10]](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/actress-linkedin-stunt-strikes-a-nerve-among-young-indonesian-job-seekers)

**Internet/mobile infrastructure changes in Jakarta:** A brief national internet outage (~40 minutes) was detected on June 20, 2026, with impact on major providers; earlier disruptions noted in Q1 2026 but not Jakarta-targeted shutdowns or major rollouts/outages in the last 60 days.[[11]](https://voidly.ai/incident/ID-2026-0124)

**Assessment vs. baseline:** No concrete Jakarta metro youth unemployment update shifts the picture from the national baseline (13.1% for 15-24 males in 2025; 14.8/100 instability fuse). However, the mid-June 2026 student protests in Jakarta highlight visible youth economic frustration and mobilization, which could indicate localized elevation in instability risk if protests grow or economic pressures (fuel costs, job scarcity) persist. Layoff trends remain national rather than Jakarta-specific spikes. Continued monitoring of BPS DKI Jakarta releases and protest developments is recommended. Sources include BPS Jakarta, Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Jakarta Post, and related reports (specific URLs available in search results).

**Here is a curated bullet list of Jakarta-specific (city/provincial) non-inference data sources, focused on the requested categories.** These complement the country-level sources already in use (e.g., national BPS via WebAPI for aggregates). Details draw from official sites, developer documentation, GitHub repos, and recent references (as of 2026 data).[[1]](https://github.com/bps-statistics/stadata)[[2]](https://aiepa.ai/playbook-indonesian-policy-data.html)

- **BPS WebAPI (Statistics Indonesia, sub-national indicators including DKI Jakarta)**: https://webapi.bps.go.id/developer/ (with STADATA Python wrapper on GitHub); API: yes (REST endpoints for dynamic/static tables, indicators); update frequency: varies (labor/unemployment semi-annual, e.g., Feb/Aug releases); auth: free (register for API key/token); geographic granularity: national to province (DKI Jakarta code ~31) and often city/district level (e.g., unemployment rates by Jakarta administrative areas).[[3]](https://datarakyat.id/docs/bps/)[[4]](https://jakarta.bps.go.id/en/statistics-table/2/NDUjMg==/unemployment-rate.html)

- **BPS Provinsi DKI Jakarta (provincial statistics portal/tables)**: https://jakarta.bps.go.id/ (and linked tables like unemployment by province/city); API: partial (primarily via national WebAPI; site offers tables/downloads); update frequency: semi-annual or as released (e.g., labor situation Feb/Aug); auth: none (public tables/downloads); geographic granularity: DKI Jakarta province + sub-areas (e.g., Jakarta Selatan, Timur, etc.).[[5]](https://jakarta.bps.go.id/)[[4]](https://jakarta.bps.go.id/en/statistics-table/2/NDUjMg==/unemployment-rate.html)

- **Satu Data Jakarta / Portal Satu Data Jakarta (DKI Jakarta open data portal)**: https://satudata.jakarta.go.id/ (or legacy https://data.jakarta.go.id/); API: yes (CKAN API for datasets, search, downloads in CSV/JSON); update frequency: ongoing/variable by dataset (sectoral statistics, real-time or periodic updates); auth: none (public open data); geographic granularity: DKI Jakarta provincial/municipal, including sectoral data across departments.[[6]](https://github.com/suryast/indonesia-gov-apis)[[6]](https://github.com/suryast/indonesia-gov-apis)

- **detikcom RSS feeds (major Indonesian news, Jakarta coverage)**: http://rss.detik.com (and category-specific variants); API: no (RSS syndication); update frequency: real-time/continuous; auth: none; geographic granularity: national with strong Jakarta/metro focus (local events, urban issues).[[7]](https://gist.github.com/655537)

- **Tempo RSS feeds (Indonesian news, Jakarta-focused)**: http://rss.tempointeraktif.com/index.xml (and variants like fokus.xml); API: no (RSS); update frequency: real-time/continuous; auth: none; geographic granularity: national with Jakarta/Indonesia coverage.[[7]](https://gist.github.com/655537)

- **SMERU Research Institute (urban poverty/youth-focused research and data)**: https://smeru.or.id/ (publications on urban child poverty, Jakarta case studies); API: no (reports/datasets via site); update frequency: periodic (project-based studies); auth: none (public downloads); geographic granularity: urban Indonesia including Jakarta-specific (e.g., North Jakarta kelurahan-level qualitative/quantitative poverty data).[[8]](https://smeru.or.id/en/publication/urban-child-poverty-and-disparity-unheard-voices-children-living-poverty-indonesia)

- **ACLED sub-national admin boundaries (for filtering Jakarta events)**: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-idn (COD-AB Indonesia boundaries, shapefiles/GeoJSON); API: no (downloads); update frequency: periodic (boundaries stable, events updated regularly in ACLED); auth: none (public); geographic granularity: Admin1 (DKI Jakarta province), Admin2/3 (districts/cities within Jakarta metro).[[9]](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-idn)[[10]](https://acleddata.com/methodology/acled-codebook)

- **PUSKAPA/UNICEF urban children & youth situation analyses (Jakarta-inclusive reports)**: Various PDFs/reports via UNICEF or PUSKAPA sites (e.g., situation analysis of children/young people in Indonesian cities); API: no (report downloads); update frequency: periodic (one-off or multi-year studies); auth: none; geographic granularity: city-level (Jakarta examples on poverty, evictions, youth well-being).[[11]](https://www.unicef.org/indonesia/media/12166/file/The%20Situation%20Analysis%20of%20Children%20and%20Young%20People%20in%20Indonesian%20Cities.pdf)

**Notes**: BPS and Satu Data Jakarta are the strongest for structured, machine-readable sub-national stats (labor, demographics, sectoral). News RSS provides real-time local signals. ACLED filtering leverages existing access with admin codes. Most are free/public or low-barrier; no paid sources identified in this scope. Verify current endpoints/status directly, as portals evolve (e.g., Satu Data Jakarta launched/relaunched recently).