2023 Data: Unemployment in East Lampung Regency is 3.09%

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in East Lampung Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.21% to 3.09% compared to December 2022. However, compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) increased, having previously been recorded at 3.05%.

Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in East Lampung Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. However, the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, contributed to a rise in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in East Lampung Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 356th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data is reflected in the number of employed people and the number of the workforce published by BPS this year. The workforce in East Lampung Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years and continued after Covid-19. Over the past four years, the number of the workforce has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the workforce numbered 555,470 workers, increasing to 599,650 workers in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in East Lampung Regency 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 538,510, increasing to 581,090 in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in East Lampung Regency is not directly related to significant economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.51 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.02 percent.

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

* Bandar Lampung City: 7.43%
* North Lampung Regency: 5.73%
* South Lampung Regency: 4.95%
* Pesawaran Regency: 4.76%
* Pringsewu Regency: 4.66%
* West Tulang Bawang Regency: 3.89%
* Metro City: 3.6%
* West Coast Regency: 3.47%
* Tulang Bawang Regency: 3.46%
* Tanggamus Regency: 3.35%

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

* West Lampung Regency: 2.25%
* Mesuji Regency: 2.46%
* Way Kanan Regency: 3.07%
* East Lampung Regency: 3.09%
* Central Lampung Regency: 3.25%
* Tanggamus Regency: 3.35%
* Tulang Bawang Regency: 3.46%
* West Coast Regency: 3.47%
* Metro City: 3.6%
* West Tulang Bawang Regency: 3.89%