The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Mamasa Regency reached 2.35% in 2023. This figure increased by 0.29% compared to December 2022, which was recorded at 2.06%. Compared to December 2021, the figure increased by 0.17%.
The open unemployment rate (OUR) over the past five years reached its highest point in 2020 at 3.67% and its lowest point in 2022 at 2.06%.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 436th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) is related to the data on the number of the workforce in this region. The number of the workforce in Mamasa Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. However, conversely, in the four years following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of the workforce has been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 92,101; this number decreased by 717 workers from the previous year, reaching 99,421 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed residents, the number of workers in Mamasa Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years; in the last four years, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 90,091; this number decreased by 992 workers from the previous year, reaching 97,085 workers in 2023.
The increase in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Mamasa Regency is not directly related to significant economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 2.72 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 1.76 percent.
The following are the five regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in West Sulawesi Province in 2023:
* Mamuju Regency: 2.99%
* Majene Regency: 2.64%
* Mamasa Regency: 2.35%
* North Mamuju Regency: 2.02%
* Polewali Mandar Regency: 1.95%
The following are the five regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
* Central Mamuju Regency: 1.83%
* Polewali Mandar Regency: 1.95%
* North Mamuju Regency: 2.02%
* Mamasa Regency: 2.35%
* Majene Regency: 2.64%