The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Siak Regency reached 5.82% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.29% compared to December 2022, which recorded 6.11%. However, compared to December 2021, the figure increased by 1.48%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Siak Regency has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers. Following the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Siak Regency also increased.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 118th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data is reflected in the number of employed people and the number of the workforce published by BPS this year. The number of the workforce in Siak Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 224,610 workers; this increased to 234,570 workers in 2022 and decreased to 227,810 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Siak Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years and continued after Covid-19. In the last four years, the number of workers has also followed an upward trend. In 2021, there were 214,860 workers; this number decreased to 214,560 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Siak 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 recorded a growth of 4.35 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.78 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Riau Province in 2023:
* Bengkalis Regency 7.09%
* Pekanbaru City 6.2%
* Siak Regency 5.82%
* Meranti Islands Regency 5.17%
* Dumai City 5.15%
* Rokan Hilir Regency 4.42%
* Rokan Hulu Regency 3.45%
* Kampar Regency 3.38%
* Kuantan Singingi Regency 2.49%
* Indragiri Hulu Regency 2.47%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Indragiri Hilir Regency 1.71%
* Pelalawan Regency 2.26%
* Indragiri Hulu Regency 2.47%
* Kuantan Singingi Regency 2.49%
* Kampar Regency 3.38%
* Rokan Hulu Regency 3.45%
* Rokan Hilir Regency 4.42%
* Dumai City 5.15%
* Meranti Islands Regency 5.17%
* Siak Regency 5.82%