The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Sitoli City reached 3.67% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.02% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 3.65%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 1.13%.
Over the past five years, the highest open unemployment rate (OUR) was recorded in 2020 at 5.94%, while the lowest was recorded in 2022 at 3.65%.
Compared to other regencies/cities nationwide, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 285th. 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 Gunung Sitoli City has shown an upward trend over the past 13 years, and within the last four years, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 64,964; this number decreased by 2,261 workers from the previous year, reaching 67,013 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Gunung Sitoli City has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 61,848 workers; this increased to 66,745 workers in 2022 and decreased to 64,552 workers in 2023.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Sitoli City is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.69 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.11 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in North Sumatra Province in 2023:
* Medan City: 8.67%
* Deli Serdang Regency: 8.62%
* Pematang Siantar City: 8.62%
* Tapanuli Tengah Regency: 7.81%
* Padang Sidempuan City: 7.57%
* Mandailing Natal Regency: 7.45%
* Sibolga City: 6.79%
* Langkat Regency: 6.33%
* Tebing Tinggi City: 6.24%
* Asahan Regency: 6.12%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Pakpak Bharat Regency: 0.45%
* Nias Barat Regency: 0.8%
* Humbang Hasundutan Regency: 0.84%
* Tapanuli Utara Regency: 1.03%
* Samosir Regency: 1.03%
* Dairi Regency: 1.23%
* Toba Samosir Regency: 1.3%
* Nias Regency: 2.31%
* Nias Utara Regency: 2.57%
* Karo Regency: 2.63%