The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Pelalawan Regency reached 2.26% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.47% compared to December 2022, which recorded 2.73%. Compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.08%.
Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (TPT) has shown a downward trend. This same condition occurred four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, causing the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Pelalawan Regency to fall.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in this regency/city ranks 440th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (TPT) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force published by BPS this year. The labor force in Pelalawan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 252,480 workers; this number decreased by 47,640 workers from the previous year to 198,890 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Pelalawan Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 246,560 workers; this number decreased to 239,810 workers in 2022 and to 194,390 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Pelalawan 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 4.69 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.39 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (TPT) 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 (TPT) 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%