BPS Data: 102,035 Working Age Population In Riau Islands Affected By COVID-19

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JAKARTA - BPS Riau Islands Province (Kepri) recorded that in February 2022 there were 102,035 or around 6.41 percent of the 1,591,408 working age population affected by COVID-19. "This indicates an improvement in labor conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2022," said Head of the Riau Islands BPS Darwis Sitorus in Tanjungpinang , Tuesday 10 May. Darwis said that there were four groups of the working age population affected by COVID-19, namely 14,704 unemployed due to COVID-19, 5,282 non-work force due to COVID-19, 7,201 unemployed due to COVID-19, and 7,201 people experiencing unemployment. reduced working hours due to COVID-19 as many as 74,848 people. He explained that unemployment due to COVID-19 and not the workforce due to COVID-19, is the impact of the pandemic on those who stop working yes.

Meanwhile, residents who do not work due to COVID-19 and working residents who experience a reduction in working hours due to COVID-19 are the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that is felt by those who are currently still working. 973,125 people. Labor absorption in that period was still dominated by three main jobs, namely manufacturing industry 24.54 percent, wholesale and retail trade 20.09 percent, and government administration, education and health services 12.95 percent. a reflection of the labor force absorbed in the labor market," he said as quoted by Antara.