2022 Data: Unemployment in Gunung Sitoli City 3.65%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Sitoli City reached 3.67% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.02% compared to December 2022, which recorded 3.65%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 1.13%.

Over the past ten years, the highest open unemployment rate (OUR) was recorded in 2015 at 10%, while the lowest was recorded in 2010 at 2.56%.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 243rd nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is related to the number of the workforce in this region. The number of the workforce in Gunung Sitoli City has shown an upward trend over the past 13 years. Over the past four years, the number of the workforce has also been increasing. In 2021, the workforce totaled 64,964 workers, increasing to 67,013 workers in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Gunung Sitoli City has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 61,848 workers; this increased to 66,745 workers in 2022, and decreased to 64,552 workers in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Sitoli City is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 recorded a growth of 3.11 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.25 percent.

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

• Medan City: 8.67%


• Pematang Siantar City: 8.62%


• Deli Serdang Regency: 8.62%


• Tapanuli Tengah Regency: 7.81%


• Padang Sidempuan City: 7.57%


• Mandailing Natal Regency: 7.45%


• Sibolga City: 6.79%


• Langkat Regency: 6.33%


• Tebing Tinggi City: 6.24%


• Asahan Regency: 6.12%

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

• Pakpak Bharat Regency: 0.45%


• Nias Barat Regency: 0.8%


• Humbang Hasundutan Regency: 0.84%


• Tapanuli Utara Regency: 1.03%


• Samosir Regency: 1.03%


• Dairi Regency: 1.23%


• Toba Samosir Regency: 1.3%


• Nias Regency: 2.31%


• Nias Utara Regency: 2.57%


• Karo Regency: 2.63%