The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Singkawang City in December 2023 decreased by 0.12% to 8.51% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) also decreased from 9.16%.
Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. However, the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, contributed to a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Singkawang City.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 26th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
This year's reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data can be seen from the conditions of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Singkawang City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was recorded at 110,110 workers, then decreased by 196 workers from the previous year to 120,010 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Singkawang City has decreased in the last three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 100,030 workers, increasing to 109,830 workers in 2022, and 109,790 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Singkawang City is not directly related to economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.06 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.05 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Kalimantan Province in 2023:
* Pontianak City 8.92%
* Singkawang City 8.51%
* Mempawah Regency 7.33%
* Kubu Raya Regency 6.76%
* Ketapang Regency 6.57%
* Sambas Regency 5.04%
* Sanggau Regency 3.86%
* Kayong Utara Regency 3.04%
* Bengkayang Regency 2.92%
* Sintang Regency 2.92%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Kapuas Hulu Regency 2.19%
* Landak Regency 2.24%
* Sekadau Regency 2.29%
* Melawi Regency 2.46%
* Bengkayang Regency 2.92%
* Sintang Regency 2.92%
* Kayong Utara Regency 3.04%
* Sanggau Regency 3.86%
* Sambas Regency 5.04%
* Ketapang Regency 6.57%