May 8, 2026 | BPS Activities
On Friday, May 8, 2026, at the Surabaya City Central Statistics Agency (BPS), a refresher session was held for the May 2026 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) officers. Eight field workers (PPL), two field workers (PML), and two officers who doubled as field workers and INDA (Independent Survey Inspection Officers) participated in the event.
This refresher session aimed to align perceptions, strengthen understanding of concepts and definitions, and improve the quality of field implementation of the May 2026 Sakernas. The Sakernas phase included field updates from May 12–22, 2026, and data collection of sample households from May 15–June 2, 2026.
For the May 2026 Sakernas, Surabaya City targeted 16 SLS, with 10 households sampled in each SLS.
Sakernas is a strategic survey conducted on an ongoing basis to generate various important employment indicators, such as the number of employed people, unemployment, the Labor Force Participation Rate (TPAK), and the Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) down to the district/city level. Sakernas data is used as a basis for development planning, monitoring, and evaluation, while also supporting the SDGs and RPJMN indicators in the employment sector.
