2022 Data: Unemployment in Bima City 3.73%

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bima City in December 2023 decreased by 0.16% to 3.57% compared to December 2022. Over the past eight years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend, continuing the decreasing trend of the previous year.

In the last ten years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend, and four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bima City decreased.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 255th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

This decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is reflected in the number of employed people and the number of the workforce published by BPS this year. The number of the workforce in Bima City has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 103,500 workers; in 2022, this decreased to 98,022 workers; and in 2023, it was recorded as 91,046 workers.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Bima City has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 99,811 workers; in 2022, this decreased to 94,370 workers; and in 2023, it was recorded as 87,794 workers.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Bima City is related to the economic growth in this region, which also decreased in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.16 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 401.38 percent. *(Note: There is likely an error in the 2022 figure; 401.38% is an exceptionally high growth rate.)*

The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Nusa Tenggara province in 2023:

• Mataram City 4.78%
• Bima City 3.57%
• West Sumbawa Regency 3.54%
• West Lombok Regency 3.12%
• Sumbawa Regency 2.79%

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

• North Lombok Regency 1.4%
• Bima Regency 2.15%
• Dompu Regency 2.36%
• East Lombok Regency 2.47%
• Central Lombok Regency 2.78%