The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Kuningan Regency reached 9.49% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.32% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 9.81%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 2.19%.
The open unemployment rate (TPT) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2021 at 11.68% and its lowest point in 2018 at 9.1%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in this regency/city ranks eighth nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (TPT) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force published by BPS this year. The labor force in Kuningan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. After the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the labor force has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the labor force was 542,780 workers, increasing by 43,344 workers to 574,170 workers in 2023.
As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kuningan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years and continued after COVID-19. Over the past four years, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 479,400, increasing to 519,660 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Kuningan Regency is related to the slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.25 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.53 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (TPT) in West Java Province in 2023:
* Cimahi City: 10.52%
* Kuningan Regency: 9.49%
* Bogor City: 9.39%
* Karawang Regency: 8.95%
* Bekasi Regency: 8.87%
* Bandung City: 8.83%
* Sukabumi City: 8.53%
* Bogor Regency: 8.47%
* West Bandung Regency: 8.11%
* Bekasi City: 7.9%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (TPT) in 2023:
* Pangandaran Regency: 1.52%
* Ciamis Regency: 3.52%
* Tasikmalaya Regency: 3.89%
* Majalengka Regency: 4.12%
* Banjar City: 5.43%
* Indramayu Regency: 6.46%
* Bandung Regency: 6.52%
* Tasikmalaya City: 6.55%
* Sumedang Regency: 6.94%
* Depok City: 6.97%