The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Majalengka Regency reached 4.12% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.04% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 4.16%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 1.59%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 5.84% and its lowest point in 2023 at 4.12%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 245th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen from the condition of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Majalengka Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 651,600, increasing to 719,490 in 2023.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Majalengka Regency 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 614,420, increasing to 689,820 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Majalengka Regency is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 6.15 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 6.63 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Java Province in 2023:
- Cimahi City 10.52%
- Kuningan Regency 9.49%
- Bogor City 9.39%
- Karawang Regency 8.95%
- Bekasi Regency 8.87%
- Bandung City 8.83%
- Sukabumi City 8.53%
- Bogor Regency 8.47%
- West Bandung Regency 8.11%
- Bekasi City 7.9%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Pangandaran Regency 1.52%
- Ciamis Regency 3.52%
- Tasikmalaya Regency 3.89%
- Majalengka Regency 4.12%
- Banjar City 5.43%
- Indramayu Regency 6.46%
- Bandung Regency 6.52%
- Tasikmalaya City 6.55%
- Sumedang Regency 6.94%
- Depok City 6.97%