The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pidie Regency reached 5.92% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.02% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 5.94%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 1.36%.
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 began in 2020, also accompanied by a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pidie Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 111th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate 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 published by BPS this year. The labor force in Pidie Regency has decreased over the past three years. Historically, 201,990 workers were recorded in 2021, increasing to 222,290 workers in 2022, and 207,830 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Pidie Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 15 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend for the past five years. In 2022, there were 209,080 workers, and this number increased by 4,739 workers from the previous year to 200,280 workers in 2024.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pidie Regency is not directly related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.95 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.98 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates in Aceh Province in 2023:
* Lhokseumawe City: 8.78%
* Aceh Besar Regency: 8.17%
* East Aceh Regency: 8.03%
* Banda Aceh City: 8.03%
* Langsa City: 7.73%
* Aceh Tamiang Regency: 7.21%
* North Aceh Regency: 7.07%
* Aceh Singkil Regency: 6.84%
* West Aceh Regency: 6.07%
* Pidie Regency: 5.92%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates in 2023:
* Bener Meriah Regency: 2.45%
* Gayo Lues Regency: 2.65%
* Aceh Jaya Regency: 2.88%
* Sabang City: 3.92%
* South Aceh Barat Regency: 4.08%
* Bireuen Regency: 4.14%
* Pidie Jaya Regency: 4.34%
* Central Aceh Regency: 4.42%
* South Aceh Regency: 4.73%
* East Aceh Regency: 5%