2023 Data: Unemployment in Selayar Islands Regency Reaches 1.98%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kepulauan Selayar Regency reached 1.98% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.49% compared to December 2022, which recorded 1.49%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.83%.

Over the past ten years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. A similar condition occurred four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in 2020, followed by a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kepulauan Selayar Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 375th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is inseparable from the data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Kepulauan Selayar Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, 71,533 workers were recorded in 2021, increasing to 73,127 in 2022, and reaching 79,058 in 2023.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kepulauan Selayar Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, 69,522 workers were recorded in 2021, increasing to 72,036 in 2022, and reaching 77,490 in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kepulauan Selayar Regency is not directly related to the economic downturn in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 recorded a growth of 3.67 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.02 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%


• Pinrang 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%


• Kepulauan Selayar 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%