The Banda Aceh Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported an open unemployment rate (OUR) of 8.03% in 2023. This figure is a decrease of 0.59% compared to December 2022, which recorded 8.62%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 0.91%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banda Aceh City has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers. However, the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic (since 2020) have seen a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banda Aceh City.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate in this regency/city ranks 34th 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 figures published by BPS this year. The labor force in Banda Aceh City has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. Conversely, in the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, the labor force has shown a downward trend. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 136,680 workers, then decreased by 6,362 workers from the previous year to 123,730 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Banda Aceh City has decreased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021, there were 124,460 workers; this number decreased to 118,880 in 2022 and to 113,790 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banda Aceh City is related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 5.06 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.23 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%