2023 Data: Unemployment in Sukoharjo Regency is 3.4%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sukoharjo Regency reached 3.4% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.93% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 2.47%. Compared to December 2021, the figure increased by 0.08%.

Since 2007, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sukoharjo Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. Furthermore, the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, were also accompanied by a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sukoharjo Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 270th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is inseparable from the data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Sukoharjo Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, 493,260 workers were recorded in 2021, this decreased to 487,660 workers in 2022, and 499,740 workers were recorded in 2023.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Sukoharjo 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 recorded at 476,870, and in 2023, it increased to 482,760.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sukoharjo Regency is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 was recorded at 5.61 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.82 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) 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 (OUR) 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%


• Grobogan Regency 4.02%