2023 Data: Unemployment in Kayong Utara Regency 3.04%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kayong Utara Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.06% to 3.04% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) also decreased from 3.78%.

Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kayong Utara Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers, and four years after the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has decreased in Kayong Utara Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 362nd nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.

This decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) 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 Kayong Utara Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 55,171 workers, in 2022 this increased to 59,969 workers, and in 2023 it was recorded as 71,983 workers.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kayong Utara Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 53,087 workers, in 2022 this increased to 58,109 workers, and in 2023 it was recorded as 69,797 workers.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kayong Utara Regency is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.48 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.03 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Kalimantan Province in 2023:
* Pontianak City 8.92%
* Singkawang City 8.51%
* Mempawah Regency 7.33%
* Kubu Raya Regency 6.76%
* Ketapang Regency 6.57%
* Sambas Regency 5.04%
* Sanggau Regency 3.86%
* Kayong Utara Regency 3.04%
* Sintang Regency 2.92%
* Bengkayang Regency 2.92%

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Kapuas Hulu Regency 2.19%
* Landak Regency 2.24%
* Sekadau Regency 2.29%
* Melawi Regency 2.46%
* Sintang Regency 2.92%
* Bengkayang Regency 2.92%
* Kayong Utara Regency 3.04%
* Sanggau Regency 3.86%
* Sambas Regency 5.04%
* Ketapang Regency 6.57%