The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bangka Regency reached 5.03% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.36% compared to December 2022, which recorded 5.39%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 0.94%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2021 at 5.97% and its lowest in 2019 at 3.8%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 168th 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 number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Bangka Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. Over the past four years, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was recorded at 159,360 workers, then decreased by 4,626 workers from the previous year to 173,100 workers in 2023.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Bangka Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 149,840 workers; this increased to 168,140 workers in 2022 and decreased to 164,390 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bangka Regency is not directly related to the slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.44 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.87 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Bangka Belitung Islands Province in 2023:
- Pangkal Pinang City 5.76%
- Bangka Regency 5.03%
- South Bangka Regency 4.84%
- West Bangka Regency 4.77%
- Belitung Regency 4.14%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- East Belitung Regency 2.41%
- Central Bangka Regency 3.88%
- Belitung Regency 4.14%
- West Bangka Regency 4.77%
- South Bangka Regency 4.84%