The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Dumai City reached 5.15% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.23% compared to December 2022, which recorded 5.38%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 1.14%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 8.19% and its lowest point in 2023 at 5.15%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 157th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) 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 figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in Dumai City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 144,470 workers, increasing to 148,510 workers in 2022 and 156,790 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Dumai City has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. A different condition is observed in the four years after COVID; the number of workers has been on an upward trend. In 2021, there were 135,380 workers; this number increased by 8,201 workers from the previous year, reaching 148,710 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Dumai City is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 recorded a growth of 6.05 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 6.36 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Riau Province in 2023:
- Bengkalis Regency 7.09%
- Pekanbaru City 6.2%
- Siak Regency 5.82%
- Meranti Islands Regency 5.17%
- Dumai City 5.15%
- Rokan Hilir Regency 4.42%
- Rokan Hulu Regency 3.45%
- Kampar Regency 3.38%
- Kuantan Singingi Regency 2.49%
- Indragiri Hulu Regency 2.47%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Indragiri Hilir Regency 1.71%
- Pelalawan Regency 2.26%
- Indragiri Hulu Regency 2.47%
- Kuantan Singingi Regency 2.49%
- Kampar Regency 3.38%
- Rokan Hulu Regency 3.45%
- Rokan Hilir Regency 4.42%
- Dumai City 5.15%
- Meranti Islands Regency 5.17%
- Siak Regency 5.82%