The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Palopo City in December 2023 decreased by 0.39% to 7.81% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the OUR has shown a downward trend, continuing the decline observed in the previous year.
Since 2018, the OUR in Palopo City has shown a decreasing trend. This same condition occurred four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, further contributing to the decrease in the OUR in Palopo City.
Compared to other regencies/cities, this regency/city's OUR ranks 38th nationally. The national average OUR in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the OUR is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in Palopo City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. Following the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the labor force has also been on an upward trend for the past four years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 84,969 workers, increasing to 94,881 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Palopo City has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend for the past four years. In 2021, the number of workers was 77,465, increasing to 87,471 in 2023.
The decrease in the OUR in Palopo City is related to the economic growth slump in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.34 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.83 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in South Sulawesi Province in 2023:
- Makassar City 10.6%
- Palopo City 7.81%
- Barru Regency 5.89%
- Parepare City 5.86%
- Luwu Timur Regency 5.42%
- Pangkajene and Islands Regency 5.05%
- Soppeng Regency 4.34%
- Bantaeng Regency 3.71%
- Luwu Regency 3.7%
- Maros Regency 3.64%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Bulukumba Regency 1.31%
- Enrekang Regency 1.53%
- Sinjai Regency 1.69%
- Selayar Islands Regency 1.98%
- Wajo Regency 2.1%
- Jeneponto Regency 2.13%
- North Toraja Regency 2.6%
- North Luwu Regency 2.63%
- Bone Regency 2.88%
- Sidenreng Rappang Regency 3.29%