The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sampang Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.39% to 2.72% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) also decreased from 3.45%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sampang Regency has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers. However, the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, also saw a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sampang Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 387th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in Sampang Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 520,880 workers, and in 2023, it increased to 562,080 workers.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Sampang Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 502,920 workers; this increased to 535,640 workers in 2022 and to 546,810 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sampang 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 was recorded at 2.56 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.31 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in East Java Province in 2023:
- Sidoarjo Regency 8.05%
- Gresik Regency 6.82%
- Malang City 6.8%
- Surabaya City 6.76%
- Bangkalan Regency 6.18%
- Madiun City 5.85%
- Kediri Regency 5.79%
- Malang Regency 5.7%
- Tulungagung Regency 5.65%
- Pasuruan City 5.64%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Sumenep Regency 1.71%
- Pamekasan Regency 1.74%
- Pacitan Regency 1.83%
- Ngawi Regency 2.41%
- Sampang Regency 2.72%
- Probolinggo Regency 3.24%
- Situbondo Regency 3.27%
- Lumajang Regency 3.67%
- Jember Regency 4.01%
- Kediri City 4.06%