Labor Force and Unemployment Rate in West Aceh District

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Aceh Barat Daya Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.04% to 4.08% 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.

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

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Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Aceh Barat Daya Regency has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers, and four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, caused the open unemployment rate (OUR) to rise in Aceh Barat Daya Regency.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 246th 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 Aceh Barat Daya Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, 65,931 workers were recorded in 2021, increasing to 68,517 in 2022, and 71,233 in 2023.

Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Aceh Barat Daya Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, 63,268 workers were recorded in 2021, increasing to 65,692 in 2022, and 68,328 in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Aceh Barat Daya 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 3.92 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.87 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%


• Aceh Timur Regency 8.03%


• Banda Aceh City 8.03%


• Langsa City 7.73%


• Aceh Tamiang Regency 7.21%


• Aceh Utara Regency 7.07%


• Aceh Singkil Regency 6.84%


• Aceh Barat 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%


• Aceh Barat Daya Regency 4.08%


• Bireuen Regency 4.14%


• Pidie Jaya Regency 4.34%


• Aceh Tengah Regency 4.42%


• Aceh Selatan Regency 4.73%


• Aceh Tenggara Regency 5%