The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kaimana Regency reached 3.24% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.1% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 3.34%. However, compared to December 2021, it increased by 0.01%.
Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend. This same condition occurred four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in 2020, also followed by a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kaimana Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 338th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in Kaimana Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years, while in the last four years, the labor force has been on a downward trend. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 34,178 workers, decreasing to 30,961 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Kaimana Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. However, in the last four years, the number of workers has been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 33,075, decreasing to 29,958 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Kaimana Regency is not directly related to significant economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.26 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 1.12 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Papua Province in 2023:
* Fakfak Regency: 6.52%
* Manokwari Regency: 5.97%
* Teluk Bintuni Regency: 3.52%
* Kaimana Regency: 3.24%
* Teluk Wondama Regency: 2.77%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Pegunungan Arfak Regency: 0.15%
* Manokwari Selatan Regency: 1.56%
* Teluk Wondama Regency: 2.77%
* Kaimana Regency: 3.24%
* Teluk Bintuni Regency: 3.52%