The number of working residents in Pegunungan Arfak Regency is 30,263, and the unemployment rate is 0.15%.

The number of workers in Pegunungan Arfak Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2022 there were 24,379 workers, increasing to 31,333 in 2023, and decreasing to 30,263 in 2024.

This data on the working population is derived from the annual Sakernas survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The definition of a working person in the Sakernas survey method is as follows: A working person is defined as someone aged 15 years and older who has worked for at least one hour in the last week with the intention of earning or helping to earn income or profit. This one hour of work must be consecutive and uninterrupted.

Meanwhile, BPS released data showing that the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Pegunungan Arfak Regency reached 0.15% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.03% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 0.12%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.55%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (TPT) is related to the number of the workforce in this region. The number of the workforce in Pegunungan Arfak Regency has shown an upward trend over the past eight years. Conversely, in the four years following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the workforce numbered 23,594, increasing to 31,380 in 2023.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 513th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Pegunungan Arfak Regency is not directly related to a slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 recorded a growth of 10.12 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 13.97 percent.

**Population Data in Pegunungan Arfak Regency:**

The population of Pegunungan Arfak Regency was recorded at 40,680 in 2024. This figure increased compared to 2023 and is higher than in December 2021. Compared to five years earlier, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of this region is recorded as higher. The growth over the last five years was recorded at 5.6%.

In nominal terms, compared to other regions in West Papua Province, this regency/city ranks sixth, while in terms of island ranking, it ranks 37th.

According to BPS data from 2024, 31,906 people, or about 78.43% of the population in Pegunungan Arfak Regency, are in the productive age group of 15-59 years. 19.22% of the total population, or about 7,818, are children (aged 0-14 years), and the remaining 2.35% are people aged over 60 years.

The following is the population by age in Pegunungan Arfak Regency in June 2024, sourced from BPS publications:

* Age 0-4 years: 1.85 thousand (4.55%)
* Age 5-9 years: 3.08 thousand (7.58%)
* Age 10-14 years: 2.88 thousand (7.09%)
* Age 15-19 years: 3.54 thousand (8.71%)
* Age 20-24 years: 4.57 thousand (11.24%)
* Age 25-29 years: 4.89 thousand (12.01%)
* Age 30-34 years: 4.49 thousand (11.03%)
* Age 35-39 years: 4.46 thousand (10.96%)
* Age 40-44 years: 3.58 thousand (8.79%)
* Age 45-49 years: 3.35 thousand (8.24%)
* Age 50-54 years: 2.19 thousand (5.38%)
* Age 55-59 years: 0.84 thousand (2.06%)
* Age 60-64 years: 0.52 thousand (1.27%)
* Age 65-69 years: 0.24 thousand (0.59%)
* Age 70-74 years: 0.12 thousand (0.29%)
* Age 75 years and over: 0.08 thousand (0.19%)