The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kediri Regency in December 2023 decreased by 1.04% to 5.79% compared to December 2022. However, compared to December 2021, the OUR increased, as it was previously recorded at 5.15%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2022 at 6.83% and its lowest point in 2019 at 3.58%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 120th 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 condition of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Kediri Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 867,700, increasing to 910,480 in 2023.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kediri Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years and continued after the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past four years, the number of workers has also followed an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 822,990, increasing by 51,603 from the previous year to 857,720 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kediri Regency is not directly related to the slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.53 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.9 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%