The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tebo Regency reached 1.71% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.33% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 1.38%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 1.12%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tebo Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. Furthermore, the four years following the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tebo Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 476th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate 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 workers in Tebo Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. A different condition is observed in the four years after Covid-19, with the number of workers showing a downward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 186,810, decreasing to 180,290 in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Tebo Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 15 years. In 2022, the number of workers was recorded at 183,160, decreasing to 175,640 in 2024.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tebo Regency is not directly related to a slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.5 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 6.3 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates in Jambi Province in 2023:
- Jambi City: 8.27%
- Muaro Jambi Regency: 5.4%
- Bungo Regency: 5.23%
- Sarolangun Regency: 5.09%
- Merangin Regency: 4.35%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates in 2023:
- Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency: 1.67%
- Tebo Regency: 1.71%
- Kerinci Regency: 2.48%
- Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency: 2.95%
- Sungai Penuh City: 3.8%