The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.09% to 3.26% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily increased at a faster rate than in previous years.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 3.9% and its lowest in 2019 at 2.8%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, this regency/city's open unemployment rate (OUR) ranks 333rd 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 conditions of the labor force and the number of employed people. The labor force in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 143,600 workers, increasing to 144,310 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 138,200 workers, decreasing to 134,980 workers in 2022, and increasing to 139,600 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Hulu Sungai Tengah 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 4.11 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.93 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in South Kalimantan Province in 2023:
- Banjarmasin City 6.7%
- Tanah Bumbu Regency 6.56%
- Kota Baru Regency 6.08%
- Banjar Baru City 5.01%
- Tapin Regency 3.93%
- North Hulu Sungai Regency 3.85%
- Tabalong Regency 3.6%
- Tanah Laut Regency 3.58%
- Barito Kuala Regency 3.42%
- Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency 3.26%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- South Hulu Sungai Regency 2.12%
- Balangan Regency 2.7%
- Banjar Regency 2.73%
- Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency 3.26%
- Barito Kuala Regency 3.42%
- Tanah Laut Regency 3.58%
- Tabalong Regency 3.6%
- North Hulu Sungai Regency 3.85%
- Tapin Regency 3.93%
- Banjar Baru City 5.01%