2022 Data: Unemployment in Sula Islands Regency 2.1%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kepulauan Sula Regency reached 2.67% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.57% compared to December 2022, which recorded 2.1%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.11%.

Over the past ten years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend. Furthermore, following the four-year Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kepulauan Sula Regency also decreased.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 318th 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 data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Kepulauan Sula Regency has shown a downward trend over the past 16 years. Conversely, in the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of workers has shown an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 45,713, increasing to 49,073 in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kepulauan Sula Regency has shown a downward trend over the past 14 years. In 2021, the number of workers was 44,443, increasing by 6,129 to 47,765 in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kepulauan Sula Regency is not directly related to a slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 recorded a growth of 2.57 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.5 percent.

The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in North Maluku Province in 2023:
* Ternate City: 6.62%
* North Halmahera Regency: 6.53%
* East Halmahera Regency: 4.66%
* Morotai Island Regency: 4.56%
* Central Halmahera Regency: 3.95%

The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* South Halmahera Regency: 2.44%
* Kepulauan Sula Regency: 2.67%
* Taliabu Island Regency: 3.15%
* Tidore Islands City: 3.52%
* West Halmahera Regency: 3.77%