The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Depok City reached 6.97% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.85% compared to December 2022, which recorded 7.82%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 2.79%.
The open unemployment rate (TPT) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 9.87% and its lowest in 2019 at 6.12%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in this regency/city ranks 64th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (TPT) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The reduction in the open unemployment rate (TPT) this year can be seen from the condition of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Depok City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 1.21 million, and in 2023, it decreased to 1.03 million.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Depok City has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 1.09 million workers; in 2022, this increased to 1.16 million workers; and in 2023, it was recorded at 961,190 workers.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Depok City is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.05 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.24 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (TPT) in West Java Province in 2023:
- Cimahi City 10.52%
- Kuningan Regency 9.49%
- Bogor City 9.39%
- Karawang Regency 8.95%
- Bekasi Regency 8.87%
- Bandung City 8.83%
- Sukabumi City 8.53%
- Bogor Regency 8.47%
- West Bandung Regency 8.11%
- Bekasi City 7.9%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (TPT) in 2023:
- Pangandaran Regency 1.52%
- Ciamis Regency 3.52%
- Tasikmalaya Regency 3.89%
- Majalengka Regency 4.12%
- Banjar City 5.43%
- Indramayu Regency 6.46%
- Bandung Regency 6.52%
- Tasikmalaya City 6.55%
- Sumedang Regency 6.94%
- Depok City 6.97%