2022 Data: Unemployment in South Tangerang City Reached 6.59%

The open unemployment rate (OUR) in South Tangerang City in December 2023 decreased by 0.78% to 5.81% compared to December 2022. Over the past eight years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has steadily increased at a faster rate than in previous years.

Over the past ten years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown an upward trend. Similarly, the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, starting in March 2020, was also followed by a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in South Tangerang City.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 110th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.6%.

The reduction in the open unemployment rate (OUR) this year can be seen from the conditions of the number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in South Tangerang City has shown an upward trend over the past 13 years. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 852,430, then decreased by -0.16 million workers to 652,580 workers in 2023.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in South Tangerang City has shown an upward trend over the past 11 years. A different condition is seen after COVID-19 in the last four years; the number of workers has been on a downward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 779,120, then decreased by -0.15 million workers to 614,630 workers in 2023.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in South Tangerang City is not directly related to economic growth in this region, which also continues to increase in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 was recorded at 5.82 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.81 percent.

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

• Serang Regency 9.94%


• Pandeglang Regency 9.05%


• Lebak Regency 7.57%


• Serang City 7.45%


• Cilegon City 7.25%

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

• South Tangerang City 5.81%


• Tangerang City 6.76%


• Tangerang Regency 6.94%


• Cilegon City 7.25%


• Serang City 7.45%