2023 Data: Unemployment in Padang Panjang City is 5.49%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Padang Panjang City in December 2023 increased by 0.65% to 5.49% compared to December 2022. Over the past eight years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend, continuing the previous year's declining trend.

The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past ten years reached its highest point in 2011 at 12.56% and its lowest in 2019 at 4.38%.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 125th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is related to the data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Padang Panjang City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years and continued after COVID-19. Over the past four years, the number of workers has also followed an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 26,511, increasing by 2,434 workers to 28,606 in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Padang Panjang City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 25,212 workers, decreasing to 24,904 in 2022, and increasing to 27,035 in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Padang Panjang City is not directly related to economic growth in the region, which also continued to increase in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 was recorded at 4.39 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.46 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Sumatra Province in 2023:

• Padang City 10.86%


• Padang Pariaman Regency 6.69%


• Dharmasraya Regency 6.22%


• Pasaman Barat Regency 6.01%


• Pariaman City 5.68%


• Padang Panjang City 5.49%


• Tanah Datar Regency 5.35%


• Pasaman Regency 5.09%


• Solok Regency 4.99%


• Bukit Tinggi City 4.99%

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

• Mentawai Islands Regency 1.33%


• Solok Selatan Regency 2.57%


• Solok City 3.72%


• Lima Puluh Kota Regency 3.95%


• Sawahlunto/Sijunjung Regency 4.71%


• Pesisir Selatan Regency 4.75%


• Payakumbuh City 4.84%


• Agam Regency 4.96%


• Sawahlunto City 4.98%


• Bukit Tinggi City 4.99%