Papua's Open Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.33% as of August 2021
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The Papua Provincial Statistics Agency (BPS) reports a decrease in the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Papua Province. The TPT in Papua was recorded at 3.33% in August 2021, down from 4.28% in the same period the previous year.
This decrease in TPT occurred in both urban and rural areas. The urban TPT was 7.06% in August 2021, down from 8.96% previously.
Meanwhile, the rural TPT was lower than the urban rate, at 2.09%. This is lower than the August 2020 figure of 2.59%.
In terms of numbers, 65,000 Papuan residents were unemployed. This is a 14% decrease from 75,600 in August 2020.
Meanwhile, BPS notes that 172,000 working-age residents were still impacted by Covid-19. 159,600 experienced reduced working hours, 8,800 were temporarily unemployed, 2,500 were unemployed, and 1,200 were not in the labor force (BAK) due to Covid-19.
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