2023 Data: Unemployment in Barito Kuala Regency is 3.42%

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Barito Kuala Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.21% to 3.42% compared to December 2022. However, compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) increased from a recorded 3.22%.

The open unemployment rate (OUR) by regency/city is raw data sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The data is produced annually with a percentage unit. This data is available for the period 2018-2023.

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Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. Furthermore, the four years of the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in March 2020, were also followed by a rise in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Barito Kuala Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 316th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.

The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen from the conditions of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Barito Kuala Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 176,570, and in 2023 it decreased to 174,490.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Barito Kuala Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 170,890 workers, in 2022 this decreased to 161,340 workers, and in 2023 it was recorded at 168,530 workers.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Barito Kuala Regency is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.91 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.59 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates in South Kalimantan province in 2023:

• Banjarmasin City 6.7%


• Tanah Bumbu Regency 6.56%


• Kota Baru Regency 6.08%


• Banjar Baru City 5.01%


• Tapin Regency 3.93%


• North Hulu Sungai Regency 3.85%


• Tabalong Regency 3.6%


• Tanah Laut Regency 3.58%


• Barito Kuala Regency 3.42%


• Central Hulu Sungai Regency 3.26%

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates in 2023:

• South Hulu Sungai Regency 2.12%


• Balangan Regency 2.7%


• Banjar Regency 2.73%


• Central Hulu Sungai Regency 3.26%


• Barito Kuala Regency 3.42%


• Tanah Laut Regency 3.58%


• Tabalong Regency 3.6%


• North Hulu Sungai Regency 3.85%


• Tapin Regency 3.93%


• Banjar Baru City 5.01%