The Journal of Indonesia Sustainable Development Planning (JISDeP)
Vol 6 No 1 (2025)

Multiple Job-Holding in Indonesia: Do Years of Schooling Matter?

I Gede Putu Dharma Yusa (BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Aziz Wahyu Suprayitno (Ministry of Finance, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Faiz Abdullah Wafi (Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2025

Abstract

This study examines the impact of educational attainment, measured by individual years of schooling, on multiple job-holding in Indonesia. Utilizing data from the 2022 National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) for individuals aged fifteen and older, it examines both the decision to engage in multiple job-holding and the additional working hours outside the main job. To address potential sample selection bias, Tobit II (Two-Step Heckman) regression models are employed, with comparisons across models without controls, with controls, and with both controls and bias correction. The results show that over a quarter of employed individuals–approximately 27 percent–engage in multiple job-holding, contributing an average of more than four additional hours per week. Results from the Tobit II model suggest that higher levels of schooling are associated with a lower likelihood of multiple job-holding and fewer additional working hours. Multiple job-holding is found to be prevalent across all sectors, particularly in agriculture and informal employment, and is shaped by factors such as gender, working hours, land ownership, and urban-rural status. While education generally reduces multiple job-holding, its effect on additional hours varies across groups. The study recommends expanding educational access, enhancing protections and training for informal workers, and promoting rural and agricultural development to reduce necessity-based multiple job-holding and support more sustainable livelihoods.

Copyrights © 2025






Journal Info

Abbrev

jisdep

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Energy Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

The journal aimed at studying the issues of sustainable development (in terms of politics, economics, social, culture, environment, peace and justice, energy, and other strategic issues) from around the world to later be used as policy material in sustainable development planning in Indonesia, ...