According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pematang Siantar City in December 2023 decreased by 0.74% to 8.62% compared to December 2022. Over the past six years, the open unemployment rate (OUR) has shown a downward trend, continuing the decreasing trend of the previous year.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2018 at 12.14% and its lowest point in 2023 at 8.62%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 21st 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 Pematang Siantar City has increased over the past three years. Historically, in 2021 there were 136,210 workers, this decreased to 130,590 workers in 2022, and in 2023 it increased to 148,460 workers.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Pematang Siantar City has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. In 2021, there were 121,230 workers, and this number increased to 135,660 workers in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Pematang Siantar 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 4.22 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.47 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in North Sumatra Province in 2023:
- Medan City: 8.67%
- Pematang Siantar City: 8.62%
- Deli Serdang Regency: 8.62%
- Tapanuli Tengah Regency: 7.81%
- Padang Sidempuan City: 7.57%
- Mandailing Natal Regency: 7.45%
- Sibolga City: 6.79%
- Langkat Regency: 6.33%
- Tebing Tinggi City: 6.24%
- Asahan Regency: 6.12%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Pakpak Bharat Regency: 0.45%
- Nias Barat Regency: 0.8%
- Humbang Hasundutan Regency: 0.84%
- Samosir Regency: 1.03%
- Tapanuli Utara Regency: 1.03%
- Dairi Regency: 1.23%
- Toba Samosir Regency: 1.3%
- Nias Regency: 2.31%
- Nias Utara Regency: 2.57%
- Karo Regency: 2.63%