2023 Data: Unemployment in Sigi Regency is 2.6%

According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) records, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sigi Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.42% to 2.6% compared to December 2022. Meanwhile, compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) increased, as it was previously recorded at 2.38%.

Since 2010, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Sigi Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. A similar condition occurred four years after the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, causing the open unemployment rate (OUR) to decrease in Sigi Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 326th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data this year can be seen from the conditions of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Sigi Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 127,110 workers, in 2022 this increased to 131,980 workers, and in 2023 it was recorded at 140,290 workers.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Sigi Regency has shown an upward trend in the last 11 years. Then, after the Covid-19 pandemic ended, for the last four years, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 124,090, and in 2023 it increased to 136,640.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data in Sigi Regency is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.37 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.33 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Central Sulawesi Province in 2023:

• Palu City 5.65%


• Banggai Laut Regency 3.64%


• Buol Regency 3.14%


• Banggai Regency 3.12%


• Toli Toli Regency 3.12%


• Morowali Regency 2.84%


• Tojo Una Una Regency 2.83%


• Donggala Regency 2.79%


• Sigi Regency 2.6%


• North Morowali Regency 2.23%

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:

• Banggai Kepulauan Regency 1.56%


• Poso Regency 1.67%


• Parigi Moutong Regency 2.11%


• North Morowali Regency 2.23%


• Sigi Regency 2.6%


• Donggala Regency 2.79%


• Tojo Una Una Regency 2.83%


• Morowali Regency 2.84%


• Banggai Regency 3.12%


• Toli Toli Regency 3.12%