The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bone Bolango Regency reached 3.39% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.1% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 3.29%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.06%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bone Bolango Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. Similarly, the post-Covid-19 pandemic conditions since 2020 have also contributed to a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bone Bolango Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 319th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is related to the data on the number of the workforce in this region. The number of the workforce in Bone Bolango Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years and continued after Covid-19. In the last four years, the number of the workforce has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 78,614, increasing to 87,078 in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Bone Bolango Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 15 years and continued after Covid-19. In the last five years, the number of workers has also shown an upward trend. In 2022, the number of workers was 76,444, increasing by 1,532 from the previous year to 85,657 in 2024.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bone Bolango 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 4.47 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.01 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates in Gorontalo Province in 2023:
* Gorontalo City 4.06%
* Pohuwato Regency 3.46%
* Bone Bolango Regency 3.39%
* Boalemo Regency 2.86%
* North Gorontalo Regency 2.77%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates in 2023:
* Gorontalo Regency 2.48%
* North Gorontalo Regency 2.77%
* Boalemo Regency 2.86%
* Bone Bolango Regency 3.39%
* Pohuwato Regency 3.46%