Jakarta, Sept. 26 -- Indonesia sees around 10.7 million jobseekers each year, the Ministry of Manpower has reported.

This figure excludes those previously employed but later laid off or resigned, said Surya Lukita Warman, head of the ministry's Labor Market Center, on Friday.

He explained that every year about 3.5 million graduates from vocational schools, high schools, and universities enter the job market.

Warman highlighted Indonesia's unemployment rate, which stands at 4.8 percent - claimed to be the lowest since the reform era but still considered high. He noted that around 7.2 million people remain unemployed.

"Imagine 3.5 million new entrants joining the job market, while 7.2 million are already unemployed. If accumulated, more...