2023 Data: Unemployment in Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency is 2.95%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in West Tanjung Jabung Regency in December 2023 increased by 0.07% to 2.95% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily risen at a faster rate than in previous years.

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

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Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. The four-year Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, also contributed to the rise in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in West Tanjung Jabung Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 366th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate in 2023 was 4.3%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is inseparable from the data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in West Tanjung Jabung Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, 184,290 workers were recorded in 2021, decreasing to 177,200 in 2022, and 171,400 in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in West Tanjung Jabung Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, 179,620 workers were recorded in 2021, decreasing to 172,110 in 2022, and 166,340 in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in West Tanjung Jabung Regency is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.51 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.56 percent.

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

• Jambi City 8.27%


• Muaro Jambi Regency 5.4%


• Bungo Regency 5.23%


• Sarolangun Regency 5.09%


• Merangin Regency 4.35%

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

• East Tanjung Jabung Regency 1.67%


• Tebo Regency 1.71%


• Kerinci Regency 2.48%


• West Tanjung Jabung Regency 2.95%


• Sungai Penuh City 3.8%