The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pringsewu Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.11% to 4.66% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the OUR also decreased from 4.85%.
The OUR over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 5.77% and its lowest in 2018 at 4.13%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the OUR in this regency/city ranks 204th nationally. The national average OUR in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the OUR is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force published by BPS this year. The labor force in Pringsewu Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 13 years, and within the last four years, the labor force has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 206,490 workers, increasing by 4,000 workers to 231,900 in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Pringsewu Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 196,470 workers, increasing to 217,030 in 2022 and 221,080 in 2023.
The decrease in the OUR in Pringsewu Regency 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 4.78 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.37 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%