Jakarta, Oct. 10 -- The Indonesian government is still reviewing the proposed increase in the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP), following a 6.5 percent rise in 2025, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Thursday.

"The UMP for next year is currently in process," he said, noting that the 2025 increase was part of the government's economic achievements over the past year.

He also highlighted key economic indicators, including an unemployment rate of 4.76 percent - the lowest since 1998.

As of February, 145.77 million Indonesians were employed, while the poverty rate stood at 8.47 percent, Hartarto said.

From January to September, around 3.46 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), along wi...