According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Sukabumi City in December 2023 decreased by 0.3% to 8.53% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (TPT) also decreased from 10.78%.
The open unemployment rate (TPT) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 12.17% and its lowest in 2019 at 8.49%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in this regency/city ranks 24th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (TPT) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The reduction in the open unemployment rate (TPT) this year can be seen from the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Sukabumi City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the workforce was recorded at 143,910 workers, then increased by 11,763 workers from the previous year to 171,380 workers in 2023.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Sukabumi City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 128,400 workers, increasing to 145,520 workers in 2022 and 156,760 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Sukabumi City is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.12 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.35 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (TPT) 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 (TPT) 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%