2023 Data: Unemployment in Tanah Bumbu Regency Reaches 6.56%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tanah Bumbu Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.33% to 6.56%, compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily increased at a faster rate than in previous years.

Over the past five years, the highest open unemployment rate (OUR) was recorded in 2020 at 6.95%, while the lowest was recorded in 2019 at 6.05%.

Compared to other regencies/cities, this regency/city ranks 79th nationally in terms of open unemployment rate (OUR). 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 from the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Tanah Bumbu Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the workforce was recorded at 195,500 workers, then decreased to 162,120 workers in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Tanah Bumbu Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years, while in the last four years, the number of workers has been declining. In 2021, the number of workers was 182,150, decreasing to 151,490 in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tanah Bumbu Regency is not directly related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.84 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.45 percent.

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

• Banjarmasin City 6.7%
• Tanah Bumbu Regency 6.56%
• Kotabaru Regency 6.08%
• Banjarbaru City 5.01%
• Tapin Regency 3.93%
• North Hulu Sungai Regency 3.85%
• Tabalong Regency 3.6%
• Tanah Laut Regency 3.58%
• Barito Kuala Regency 3.42%
• Central Hulu Sungai Regency 3.26%

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

• South Hulu Sungai Regency 2.12%
• Balangan Regency 2.7%
• Banjar Regency 2.73%
• Central Hulu Sungai Regency 3.26%
• Barito Kuala Regency 3.42%
• Tanah Laut Regency 3.58%
• Tabalong Regency 3.6%
• North Hulu Sungai Regency 3.85%
• Tapin Regency 3.93%
• Banjarbaru City 5.01%