BPS Records Thousands Of Unemployed Sangihe Residents During The COVID-19 Pandemic, Mostly Men

Head of BPS Sangihe District, Raymond Kodoati. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Sangihe Regency, North Sulawesi, noted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of male workers became openly unemployed.

"During the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people in Sangihe became unemployed and the majority were men," said Head of the Sangihe Regency BPS, Raymond Kodoati, quoted from Antara, Sunday, May 22.

According to him, in 2019, the number of unemployed was 2,664 people and men were 1,410. Meanwhile, in 2020 out of 3,319 unemployed people, there were 2,666 men.

Likewise, in 2021 out of 3,164 unemployed people, there were 1,941 men.

This is due to conditions during the pandemic which forced a number of workers to be laid off, resulting in an increase in the number of unemployed.

However, he said, the open unemployment rate had decreased in 2021 compared to the previous year.

"In 2020, the number of open unemployment was 3,319 people, but in 2021 it has decreased to 3,164 people," he said.

He said the workforce in 2020 was 67,654 and those who worked were 64,335 so that 3,319 became unemployed.

While the number of working in 2021 is 67,001 and those who work are 63,837 and those who are unemployed are 3,164 people.