2023 Data: Unemployment in Bolaang Mongondow Regency 4.61%

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bolaang Mongondow Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.35% to 4.61% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily increased at a faster rate than in previous years.

The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2022 at 4.96% and its lowest in 2018 at 3.46%.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 209th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in Bolaang Mongondow Regency has shown a downward trend over the past 16 years. However, over the past four years, the labor force has been on an upward trend. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 116,270 workers, increasing by 9,037 workers from the previous year to 127,540 workers in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Bolaang Mongondow Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 110,620 workers, increasing to 112,630 in 2022 and 121,670 in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bolaang Mongondow Regency is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.18 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.35 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in North Sulawesi Province in 2023:

• Manado City 8.85%


• Tomohon City 8.52%


• Bitung City 7.82%


• Minahasa Regency 7.65%


• North Minahasa Regency 7.17%


• Kotamobagu City 6.34%


• East Bolaang Mongondow Regency 5.35%


• South Minahasa Regency 4.98%


• Bolaang Mongondow Regency 4.61%


• North Bolaang Mongondow Regency 4.48%

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:

• Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency 2.09%


• South Bolaang Mongondow Regency 2.55%


• Sangihe Islands Regency 2.56%


• Southeast Minahasa Regency 2.84%


• Talaud Islands Regency 3.1%


• North Bolaang Mongondow Regency 4.48%


• Bolaang Mongondow Regency 4.61%


• South Minahasa Regency 4.98%


• East Bolaang Mongondow Regency 5.35%


• Kotamobagu City 6.34%