The number of employed residents in Bekasi City is 1.24 million, with an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

The number of workers in Bekasi City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2022 there were 1.45 million workers, this number decreased to 1.21 million in 2023, and increased to 1.24 million in 2024.

This data on the working population is derived from the annual Sakernas survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The definition of a working person in the Sakernas survey method is as follows: A working person is defined as someone aged 15 years and older who performed work for at least one hour in the last week with the intention of earning or helping to earn income or profit. This one hour of work must be consecutive and uninterrupted.

Meanwhile, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Bekasi City in December 2023 decreased by 0.91% to 7.9% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (TPT) has shown a downward trend, continuing the downward trend of the previous year.

The open unemployment rate (TPT) by regency/city is raw data sourced from BPS. The data is produced annually in percentage units. This data is available for the period 2018-2023.

The reduction in the open unemployment rate (TPT) this year can be seen from the conditions of the number of the workforce and the number of working people. The number of the workforce in Bekasi City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. A different condition was observed after COVID-19 in the last four years, with the number of the workforce showing a downward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was recorded at 1.54 million workers, then decreased by 0.27 million workers from the previous year to 1.32 million workers in 2023.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 36th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Bekasi City is not directly related to economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.43 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.96 percent.

**Population Data in Bekasi City:**

The population of Bekasi City was recorded at 2.53 million people in 2024. This figure increased compared to 2023 and is higher than in December 2021. Compared to five years earlier, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of this region is recorded as lower. The growth over the last five years was recorded at -3.41%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in West Java Province, the population of Bekasi City ranks ninth, while by island, this regency/city ranks 15th.

The population of Bekasi City by age group shows that the productive age group is recorded at 1.69 million or 66.83%, children at 578,800 or 22.91%, and the remaining 10.26% or 259,100 are the elderly population.

The following is the population by age in Bekasi City in June 2024, sourced from BPS publications:

• Age 0-4 years: 150,070 people (5.94%)


• Age 5-9 years: 214,700 people (8.5%)


• Age 10-14 years: 214,040 people (8.47%)


• Age 15-19 years: 170,450 people (6.75%)


• Age 20-24 years: 205,260 people (8.13%)


• Age 25-29 years: 204,630 people (8.1%)


• Age 30-34 years: 209,600 people (8.3%)


• Age 35-39 years: 200,390 people (7.93%)


• Age 40-44 years: 209,660 people (8.3%)


• Age 45-49 years: 187,820 people (7.44%)


• Age 50-54 years: 162,540 people (6.43%)


• Age 55-59 years: 137,880 people (5.46%)


• Age 60-64 years: 107,310 people (4.25%)


• Age 65-69 years: 75,400 people (2.98%)


• Age 70-74 years: 43,070 people (1.71%)


• Age 75 years and older: 33,310 people (1.32%)