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Indonesia Counts Paid MagangHub Interns as Employed
Indonesia counts paid MagangHub interns as employed because they work during six-month placements and receive a salary.
Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto said 40% are expected to stay with the same workplace after their placement, while the others will look for different jobs.
The programme is run by Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower.
The country's statistics agency counted about 46,000 people in MagangHub's first batch in August 2026.
It reported 147.98 million people employed and 7.38 million unemployed that month, with unemployment down 77,000 from August 2025.
Counting paid interns as workers affects employment totals, even though their placements last only six months.
Indonesia counts paid MagangHub interns as employed because they work and receive wages during the six-month program, officials said.
The program accounted for about 46,000 people in employment statistics for August 2026.
Economic Affairs Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto said 40 percent of participants are expected to work at the same place after their internships.
Indonesia had 7.38 million unemployed people in August 2026, down 77,000 from August 2025.
- Who
- MagangHub interns, and Indonesian officials discussing their employment classification.
- What
- Paid MagangHub interns are counted as employed.
- When
- The figures are for August 2026; officials discussed them on November 5.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- Officials said participants work and receive wages during the six-month internship.
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Indonesia recorded 77,000 more unemployed people than in August 2026.
The MagangHub program’s first batch accounted for about 46,000 people counted as employed.
Indonesia’s labor force was 155.37 million, including 147.98 million people absorbed into employment.
Airlangga explained that MagangHub participants are counted as workers because they work and are paid.
- Internship duration
- Six months
- MagangHub contribution
- About 46,000 people in the August 2026 employment figures
- Same-place employment
- 40 percent of participants, according to Airlangga
- Unemployment
- 7.38 million people in August 2026
- Labor force
- 155.37 million people in August 2026
What people are saying
They meet the criteria because they work for six months.
MagangHub is paid, so it counts as work; conceptually, the MagangHub program will contribute to the total number of employed people.