2023 Data: Unemployment in Nagekeo Regency 3.54%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Nagekeo Regency reached 3.54% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.57% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 2.97%. Compared to December 2021, the figure increased by 2.57%.

Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. Similar conditions occurring four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, since 2020, also contributed to the rise in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Nagekeo Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 301st nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is inseparable from the data on the number of the workforce in this region. The number of the workforce in Nagekeo Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 15 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 workers was recorded at 71,686, and in 2023, it increased to 93,762.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Nagekeo Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 13 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 70,991, and in 2023, it increased to 90,446.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Nagekeo Regency is not directly related to a slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.12 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.12 percent.

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

* Kupang City 5.69%
* Belu Regency 5.45%
* West Manggarai Regency 4.42%
* Sabu Raijua Regency 4.06%
* Ngada Regency 4%
* East Flores Regency 3.79%
* Rote Ndao Regency 3.65%
* Nagekeo Regency 3.54%
* West Sumba Regency 3.52%
* Kupang Regency 3.22%

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

* East Manggarai Regency 1.63%
* Central Sumba Regency 1.89%
* North Central Timor Regency 1.96%
* South West Sumba Regency 2.08%
* East Sumba Regency 2.21%
* Manggarai Regency 2.44%
* Alor Regency 2.52%
* Lembata Regency 2.55%
* Ende Regency 2.59%
* Sikka Regency 2.62%