2022 Data: Unemployment in Kediri City 4.38%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kediri City reached 4.06% in 2023. This figure decreased by 0.32% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 4.38%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 2.31%.

The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past ten years reached its highest point in 2005 at 21.88% and its lowest point in 2018 at 3.56%.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 217th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

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 City has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was recorded at 156,590 workers, and in 2023, it increased to 166,320 workers.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kediri City has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 146,620 workers, and then increased by 2,926 workers to 159,570 workers in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kediri City is related to economic growth in this region, which also decreased in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 1.92 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.95 percent.

The following are 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 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%