The Jambi City Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported an open unemployment rate (OUR) of 8.27% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.68% compared to December 2022, which recorded 8.95%. Compared to December 2021, the rate decreased by 2.39%.
Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend. The four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, also contributed to the decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Jambi City.
Compared to other regencies/cities, Jambi City's open unemployment rate (OUR) ranks 28th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen in the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Jambi City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. A different condition is observed in the four years after Covid-19; the workforce has continued to increase. In 2021, the workforce totaled 294,350 workers, increasing by 7,531 workers to 311,050 in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Jambi 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 262,970, increasing by 8,958 workers to 285,320 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Jambi City is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 6.61 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.36 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Jambi Province in 2023:
- Jambi City 8.27%
- Muaro Jambi Regency 5.4%
- Bungo Regency 5.23%
- Sarolangun Regency 5.09%
- Merangin Regency 4.35%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency 1.67%
- Tebo Regency 1.71%
- Kerinci Regency 2.48%
- Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency 2.95%
- Sungai Penuh City 3.8%