The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banyuwangi Regency reached 4.75% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.51% compared to December 2022, which recorded 5.26%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 0.67%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2021 at 5.42% and its lowest in 2018 at 3.59%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 194th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force published by BPS this year. The labor force in Banyuwangi Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 934,180 workers, increasing to 1.1 million workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Banyuwangi Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. After the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend for the past four years. In 2021, the number of workers was 883,520, increasing to 1.04 million in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banyuwangi Regency 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 5.03 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.43 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in East Java Province in 2023:
- Sidoarjo Regency 8.05%
- Gresik Regency 6.82%
- Malang City 6.8%
- Surabaya City 6.76%
- Bangkalan Regency 6.18%
- Madiun City 5.85%
- Kediri Regency 5.79%
- Malang Regency 5.7%
- Tulungagung Regency 5.65%
- Pasuruan City 5.64%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Sumenep Regency 1.71%
- Pamekasan Regency 1.74%
- Pacitan Regency 1.83%
- Ngawi Regency 2.41%
- Sampang Regency 2.72%
- Probolinggo Regency 3.24%
- Situbondo Regency 3.27%
- Lumajang Regency 3.67%
- Jember Regency 4.01%
- Kediri City 4.06%