2023 Data: Unemployment in Banjar City 5.43%

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banjar City reached 5.43% in 2023. This figure is down 0.1% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 5.53%. Compared to December 2021, the figure decreased by 0.66%.

Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banjar City has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. The period following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, was also accompanied by a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banjar City.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 141st 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 Banjar City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 94,378 workers, in 2022 this increased to 94,831 workers, and in 2023 it was recorded as 108,920 workers.

As for the number of employed people, the number of workers in Banjar City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 88,631 workers, in 2022 this increased to 89,588 workers, and in 2023 it was recorded as 103,010 workers.

The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Banjar City is not directly related to the economic growth in this region, which also continued to increase in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.63 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 4.19 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%