According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Nias Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.5% to 2.31% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) also decreased from 3.12%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 3.49% and its lowest in 2019 at 1.09%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 438th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen from the condition of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Nias Regency has shown a downward trend over the past 16 years, while in the last four years, the number of the workforce has been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was 76,293 workers, then increased by 8,222 workers from the previous year to 87,981 workers in 2023.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Nias Regency has shown a downward trend over the past 14 years, while in the last four years, the number of workers has been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 73,915, then increased by 8,430 workers from the previous year to 85,947 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Nias Regency is not directly related to economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.82 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.06 percent.
The following are ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in North Sumatra Province in 2023:
- Medan City 8.67%
- Pematang Siantar City 8.62%
- Deli Serdang Regency 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 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%
- Samosir Regency 1.03%
- Tapanuli Utara 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%