According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Seluma Regency in December 2023 increased by 0.94% to 2.68% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend, continuing the previous year's declining trend.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2021 at 3.44% and its lowest in 2022 at 1.74%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 392 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 data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Seluma Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years and continued after COVID-19. Over the past four years, the number of workers has also shown an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 104,560, and in 2023, it increased to 119,050.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Seluma Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 100,960, and in 2023, it increased to 115,860.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Seluma Regency is not directly related to the slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 2.61 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.92 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Bengkulu Province in 2023:
- Bengkulu City 5.04%
- Kaur Regency 3.8%
- South Bengkulu Regency 3.56%
- North Bengkulu Regency 3.33%
- Central Bengkulu Regency 3.2%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Kepahiang Regency 2.41%
- Seluma Regency 2.68%
- Lebong Regency 2.72%
- Rejang Lebong Regency 2.94%
- Mukomuko Regency 3.14%