The total work force for Bengkulu Province in February 2023 was 1,130,173 people, an increase of 37,391 people compared to February 2022. The Labor Force Participation Rate (TPAK) increased by 1.23 percentage points.
• The working population was 1,093,853 people, an increase of 38,081 people compared to February 2022. Jobs that experienced the largest percentage increase compared to February 2022 were in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Sectors (1.44 percentage points). Meanwhile, the sector that experienced the biggest decline was the Manufacturing Industry Sector (1.35 percentage points).
• A total of people (70.26 percent) work in informal activities, down by 0.36 percentage points compared to February 2022.
• The open unemployment rate (TPT) for February 2023 was 3.21 percent, down 0.17 percentage points compared to February 2022.
• The percentage of underemployed workers increased by 0.65 percentage points, while the percentage of part-time workers decreased by 16.21 percentage points compared to February 2022.
• There are 7,510 people (0.48 percent of the working age population) affected by COVID-19, namely Not in the Labor Force (BAK) due to COVID-19 (2,814 people), temporarily not working due to COVID-19 (526 people), and working residents who experienced reduced working hours due to COVID-19 (4,170 people)
