The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Garut Regency reached 7.33% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.27% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 7.6%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 1.35%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Garut Regency has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers. However, in the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic (since 2020), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Garut Regency has also decreased.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 54th 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 number of the workforce and the number of employed people. The number of the workforce in Garut Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of the workforce has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of the workforce was 1.2 million workers, and this increased to 1.39 million workers in 2023.
The number of employed people in Garut Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. After the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the past four years, the number of employed people has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of employed people was 1.1 million workers, and this increased to 1.29 million workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Garut Regency is not directly related to the slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.94 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.08 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Java Province in 2023:
* Cimahi City: 10.52%
* Kuningan Regency: 9.49%
* Bogor City: 9.39%
* Karawang Regency: 8.95%
* Bekasi Regency: 8.87%
* Bandung City: 8.83%
* Sukabumi City: 8.53%
* Bogor Regency: 8.47%
* Bandung Barat Regency: 8.11%
* Bekasi City: 7.9%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Pangandaran Regency: 1.52%
* Ciamis Regency: 3.52%
* Tasikmalaya Regency: 3.89%
* Majalengka Regency: 4.12%
* Banjar City: 5.43%
* Indramayu Regency: 6.46%
* Bandung Regency: 6.52%
* Tasikmalaya City: 6.55%
* Sumedang Regency: 6.94%
* Depok City: 6.97%