The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Takalar Regency reached 3.58% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.95% compared to December 2022, which recorded 2.63%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.35%.
Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend. The four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in 2020, also contributed to the decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Takalar Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 297th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is related to the data on the number of the workforce in this region. The number of the workforce in Takalar Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 151,750, increasing to 154,760 in 2023.
The number of employed people in Takalar Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 145,790 workers; this increased to 145,940 in 2022 and to 149,220 in 2023.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Takalar Regency is not directly related to a slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 recorded a growth of 3.86 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.64 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%