The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Kidul Regency reached 2.09% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.01% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 2.08%. However, compared to December 2021, it decreased by 0.11%.
Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. However, the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, contributed to a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Kidul Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 457th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is related to the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Gunung Kidul Regency has shown an increasing trend over the past 16 years and continued after Covid-19. In the last four years, the number of workers has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 469,200; this decreased by 5,707 workers to 468,980 in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Gunung Kidul Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 458,890 workers; this decreased to 453,650 in 2022 and increased to 459,190 in 2023.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Gunung Kidul Regency is not directly related to a slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.04 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.37 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Yogyakarta Special Region in 2023:
* Yogyakarta City: 6.07%
* Sleman Regency: 4.47%
* Bantul Regency: 3.78%
* Kulonprogo Regency: 2.4%
* Gunung Kidul Regency: 2.09%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Gunung Kidul Regency: 2.09%
* Kulonprogo Regency: 2.4%
* Bantul Regency: 3.78%
* Sleman Regency: 4.47%
* Yogyakarta City: 6.07%