The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Brebes Regency reached 8.98% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.5% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 9.48%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 0.8%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Brebes Regency has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers. However, the four years post-Covid-19 pandemic, since 2020, have contributed to a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Brebes Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 11th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.
The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen from the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Brebes Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years and continued after Covid-19. In the last four years, the number of the workforce has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was recorded at 879,260 workers, increasing to 1.04 million workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Brebes Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 15 years. In 2022, the number of workers was recorded at 826,020 workers, increasing to 1.05 million workers in 2024.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Brebes Regency is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2024. The economy in this region in 2024 was recorded at 5.02 percent. Previously, in 2023, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.74 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates in Central Java Province in 2023:
* Brebes Regency 8.98%
* Cilacap Regency 8.74%
* Tegal Regency 8.6%
* Pemalang Regency 6.55%
* Banyumas Regency 6.35%
* Banjarnegara Regency 6.26%
* Batang Regency 6.06%
* Tegal City 6.05%
* Semarang City 5.99%
* Kendal Regency 5.76%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates in 2023:
* Wonogiri Regency 1.92%
* Temanggung Regency 2.32%
* Rembang Regency 2.6%
* Blora Regency 3.1%
* Pekalongan Regency 3.25%
* Kudus Regency 3.25%
* Jepara Regency 3.35%
* Sukoharjo Regency 3.4%
* Sragen Regency 3.87%
* Purworejo Regency 4.02%