The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pesawaran Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.3% to 4.76% compared to December 2022. However, compared to December 2021, the OUR increased, as it was previously recorded at 4.19%.
The OUR over the past five years reached its highest point in 2022 at 5.06% and its lowest point in 2021 at 4.19%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the OUR in this regency/city ranks 192nd nationally. The national average OUR in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the OUR is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force published by BPS this year. The labor force in Pesawaran Regency has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 222,680 workers, increasing to 244,710 in 2022 and 258,670 in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Pesawaran Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 12 years. Following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend for the past four years. In 2021, there were 213,360 workers, increasing to 246,360 in 2023.
The decrease in the OUR in Pesawaran Regency is not directly related to the slump in economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.49 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.55 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest OUR in Lampung Province in 2023:
- Bandar Lampung City 7.43%
- Lampung Utara Regency 5.73%
- Lampung Selatan Regency 4.95%
- Pesawaran Regency 4.76%
- Pringsewu Regency 4.66%
- Tulang Bawang Barat Regency 3.89%
- Metro City 3.6%
- Pesisir Barat Regency 3.47%
- Tulang Bawang Regency 3.46%
- Tanggamus Regency 3.35%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest OUR in 2023:
- Lampung Barat Regency 2.25%
- Mesuji Regency 2.46%
- Way Kanan Regency 3.07%
- Lampung Timur Regency 3.09%
- Lampung Tengah Regency 3.25%
- Tanggamus Regency 3.35%
- Tulang Bawang Regency 3.46%
- Pesisir Barat Regency 3.47%
- Metro City 3.6%
- Tulang Bawang Barat Regency 3.89%