2023 Data: Unemployment in Pesisir Barat Regency is 3.47%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pesisir Barat Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.26% to 3.47% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily increased at a faster rate than in previous years.

Over the past five years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. A similar condition occurred four years after the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, also followed by a rise in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pesisir Barat Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 310th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.

The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen from the conditions of the labor force and the number of employed people. The labor force in Pesisir Barat Regency has shown an upward trend over the past eight years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 84,677 workers, then increased to 87,528 workers in 2023.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Pesisir Barat Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 82,072 workers, then decreased to 78,786 workers in 2022, and in 2023 it was recorded at 84,488 workers.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pesisir Barat Regency is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 3.42 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 2.88 percent.

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

• Bandar Lampung City 7.43%
• Lampung Utara Regency 5.73%
• Lampung Selatan Regency 4.95%
• Pesawaran Regency 4.76%
• Pringsewu Regency 4.66%
• Tulang Bawang Barat Regency 3.89%
• Metro City 3.6%
• Pesisir Barat Regency 3.47%
• Tulang Bawang Regency 3.46%
• Tanggamus Regency 3.35%

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

• Lampung Barat Regency 2.25%
• Mesuji Regency 2.46%
• Way Kanan Regency 3.07%
• Lampung Timur Regency 3.09%
• Lampung Tengah Regency 3.25%
• Tanggamus Regency 3.35%
• Tulang Bawang Regency 3.46%
• Pesisir Barat Regency 3.47%
• Metro City 3.6%
• Tulang Bawang Barat Regency 3.89%