The open unemployment rate (OUR) in Grobogan Regency in December 2023 decreased by 0.38% to 4.02% compared to December 2022. Compared to December 2021, the open unemployment rate (OUR) also decreased from 4.38%.
Since 2018, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Grobogan Regency has shown an upward trend in terms of numbers. However, the four years following the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, contributed to a decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Grobogan Regency.
Compared to other regencies/cities, the open unemployment rate (OUR) in this regency/city ranks 256th nationally. The national average open unemployment rate (OUR) in 2023 was 4.3%.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) data is reflected in the number of employed people and the labor force published by BPS this year. The labor force in Grobogan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 16 years. In 2021, the labor force was recorded at 783,030 workers, increasing by 101,330 workers from the previous year to 880,460 workers in 2023.
Regarding the number of employed people, the number of workers in Grobogan Regency has shown an upward trend over the past 14 years. Over the past four years, the number of workers has also been on an upward trend. In 2021, the number of workers was 748,720, increasing to 845,080 in 2023.
The decrease in the open unemployment rate (OUR) in Grobogan Regency is not directly related to the plummeting economic growth in 2023. The economy in this region in 2023 was recorded at 4.98 percent. Previously, in 2022, economic growth in this regency/city was recorded at 5.98 percent.
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the highest open unemployment rates (OUR) in Central Java Province in 2023:
- Brebes Regency 8.98%
- Cilacap Regency 8.74%
- Tegal Regency 8.6%
- Pemalang Regency 6.55%
- Banyumas Regency 6.35%
- Banjarnegara Regency 6.26%
- Batang Regency 6.06%
- Tegal City 6.05%
- Semarang City 5.99%
- Kendal Regency 5.76%
The following are the ten regencies/cities with the lowest open unemployment rates (OUR) in 2023:
- Wonogiri Regency 1.92%
- Temanggung Regency 2.32%
- Rembang Regency 2.6%
- Blora Regency 3.1%
- Pekalongan Regency 3.25%
- Kudus Regency 3.25%
- Jepara Regency 3.35%
- Sukoharjo Regency 3.4%
- Sragen Regency 3.87%
- Purworejo Regency 4.02%