2023 Data: Unemployment in Aceh Jaya Regency is 2.88%

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Aceh Jaya Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.24% to 2.88% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (TPT) also decreased from 3.47%.

The open unemployment rate (TPT) by regency/city is raw data sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). Data is produced annually in percentage units. This data is available for the period 2018-2023.

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Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Aceh Jaya Regency has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. The four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in 2020, caused the open unemployment rate (TPT) to fall in Aceh Jaya Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 370th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) is reflected in the number of employed people and the workforce figures published by BPS this year. The workforce in Aceh Jaya Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. Conversely, in the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, the workforce has shown a downward trend. In 2021, the workforce was 51,323, decreasing by 575 workers from the previous year to 49,476 workers in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Aceh Jaya Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2022 there were 48,490 workers, decreasing to 48,052 in 2023, and increasing to 49,463 in 2024.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Aceh Jaya Regency is not directly related to the slump in economic growth in 2024. The economy in this region in 2024 was recorded at 3.83 percent. Previously, in 2023, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.15 percent.

The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates in Aceh Province in 2023:

• Lhokseumawe City: 8.78%


• Aceh Besar Regency: 8.17%


• Aceh Timur Regency: 8.03%


• Banda Aceh City: 8.03%


• Langsa City: 7.73%


• Aceh Tamiang Regency: 7.21%


• Aceh Utara Regency: 7.07%


• Aceh Singkil Regency: 6.84%


• Aceh Barat Regency: 6.07%


• Pidie Regency: 5.92%

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

• Bener Meriah Regency: 2.45%


• Gayo Lues Regency: 2.65%


• Aceh Jaya Regency: 2.88%


• Sabang City: 3.92%


• Aceh Barat Daya Regency: 4.08%


• Bireuen Regency: 4.14%


• Pidie Jaya Regency: 4.34%


• Aceh Tengah Regency: 4.42%


• Aceh Selatan Regency: 4.73%


• Aceh Tenggara Regency: 5%