More than 190,000 West Sumatran residents were unemployed in 2020.
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 190,610 unemployed individuals in West Sumatra in 2020. The open unemployment rate (TPT) in the province was 6.88% last year.
Padang City had the highest number of unemployed individuals in West Sumatra, at 65,010. Padang Pariaman Regency was second with 16,200 unemployed.
There were 15,300 unemployed residents in Pesisir Selatan Regency last year. Furthermore, there were 11,700 unemployed individuals in Agam Regency.
The lowest number of unemployed was in Padang Panjang City, at 1,990. The number of unemployed in the Mentawai Islands Regency was 2,060.
By age group, the majority of unemployed individuals in West Sumatra were aged 20–24 years, at 68,700. The second highest age group was 25–29 years, with 34,400 individuals.
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