According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in East Sumba Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.4% to 2.21% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily increased at a faster rate than in previous years.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 3.49% and its lowest in 2018 at 1.42%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 446th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in East Sumba Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years, continuing after the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past four years, the labor force has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 135,810 workers, increasing to 141,540 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in East Sumba Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 131,260 workers, increasing to 147,370 in 2022, and decreasing to 138,420 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in East Sumba Regency is not directly related to economic growth in the region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.12 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.63 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in East Nusa Tenggara Province in 2023:
- Kupang City 5.69%
- Belu Regency 5.45%
- West Manggarai Regency 4.42%
- Sabu Raijua Regency 4.06%
- Ngada Regency 4%
- East Flores Regency 3.79%
- Rote Ndao Regency 3.65%
- Nagekeo Regency 3.54%
- West Sumba Regency 3.52%
- Kupang Regency 3.22%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- East Manggarai Regency 1.63%
- Central Sumba Regency 1.89%
- North Central Timor Regency 1.96%
- South Sumba Regency 2.08%
- East Sumba Regency 2.21%
- Manggarai Regency 2.44%
- Alor Regency 2.52%
- Lembata Regency 2.55%
- Ende Regency 2.59%
- Sikka Regency 2.62%