2023 Data: Unemployment in Bintan Regency 5.43%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bintan Regency in December 2023 decreased by 1.48% to 5.43% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) also decreased from 8.62%.

The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past ten years reached its highest point in 2007 at 12.47% and its lowest point in 2023 at 5.43%.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 129th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

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 Bintan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years and continued after the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past four years, the labor force has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the labor force was 77,424 workers, increasing to 83,592 workers in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Bintan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. Conversely, in the post-COVID-19 period over the past four years, the number of workers has shown an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 70,748, increasing by 2,566 workers to 79,049 in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bintan Regency is not directly related to significant economic growth in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 was recorded at 4.44 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 0.23 percent.

The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Riau Islands Province in 2023:

• Batam City: 8.14%


• Karimun Regency: 6.02%


• Bintan Regency: 5.43%


• Tanjung Pinang City: 4.76%


• Natuna Regency: 4.05%

The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:

• Anambas Islands Regency: 2.55%


• Lingga Regency: 3.52%


• Natuna Regency: 4.05%


• Tanjung Pinang City: 4.76%


• Bintan Regency: 5.43%