2022 Data: Unemployment in Konawe Regency 2.73%

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Konawe Regency in December 2023 increased by 0.36% to 3.09% compared to December 2022. Over the past eight years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend. This situation represents a reversal compared to the previous period, which saw an increase.

Since 2010, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Konawe Regency has shown a decreasing trend in terms of numbers. Furthermore, the four years following the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Konawe Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 296th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

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 workers in Konawe Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend for the past four years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 126,110, increasing to 134,800 in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Konawe Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend for the past four years. In 2021, the number of employed people was recorded at 120,370, increasing to 130,640 in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Konawe Regency is not directly related to significant economic growth in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 was recorded at 15.38 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 7.78 percent.

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

• Kendari City 5.18%


• South Buton Regency 4.33%


• Bau Bau City 4.17%


• Kolaka Regency 3.36%


• Muna Regency 3.27%


• South Konawe Regency 3.12%


• Konawe Regency 3.09%


• North Konawe Regency 2.76%


• Wakatobi Regency 2.73%


• Central Buton Regency 2.5%

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

• Bombana Regency 1.16%


• Konawe Islands Regency 1.59%


• North Buton Regency 1.93%


• East Kolaka Regency 2.18%


• West Muna Regency 2.22%


• North Kolaka Regency 2.24%


• Buton Regency 2.48%


• Central Buton Regency 2.5%


• Wakatobi Regency 2.73%


• North Konawe Regency 2.76%