2022 Data: Unemployment in Tual City Reached 9.07%

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tual City reached 9.07% in 2022. This figure increased by 0.36% compared to August 2021, which was recorded at 8.71%. Meanwhile, compared to August 2020, the figure increased by 0.37%.

Since 2014, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tual City has shown a downward trend in terms of numbers. However, the three years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, also saw a rise in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tual City.

Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 24th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2022 was 4.6%.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is inseparable from the data on the number of workers in this region. The number of workers in Tual City has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years, and in the last four years, the number of workers has been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was recorded at 33,024, then increased by 5,462 workers to 38,464 workers in 2023.

Meanwhile, the number of employed persons in Tual City has shown an upward trend over the past 12 years. In 2021, the number of employed persons was recorded at 30,148, then increased by 5,001 workers to 35,010 workers in 2023.

The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Tual City is not directly related to significant economic growth in 2022. The economy in this region in 2022 was recorded at 5.68 percent. Previously, in 2021, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 3.46 percent.

The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Maluku Province in 2022:

* Ambon City 11.67%
* Tual City 9.07%
* Central Maluku Regency 6.76%
* Southeast Maluku Regency 5.74%
* West Seram Regency 5.45%

The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2022:

* South Buru Regency 0.98%
* Aru Islands Regency 2.1%
* Southwest Maluku Regency 2.47%
* East Seram Regency 3.38%
* West Southeast Maluku Regency 4.33%