Manpower Office: Unemployment Rate In Mataram City Added 1,972 People

Head of the Mataram City Manpower Service (Disnker) H Rudi Suryawan/ANTARA

MATARAM - The Mataram City Government, West Nusa Tenggara Province, said the unemployment rate in Mataram for the January-August 2022 period reached 15,420 people or an increase of 1,972 people (0.48 percent) compared to 2021, there were 13,448 people or 5.19 percent. "One of the increasing unemployment rates is influenced by limited employment opportunities when the economy slumps," said Head of the Mataram City Manpower Service (Disnaker) H Rudi Suryawan in Mataram, Antara, Thursday, November 17. The data on the increase in the unemployment rate in Mataram City is based on the release of data from the Mataram City Central Statistics Agency (BPS). A total of 15,420 people are dominated by high school and vocational graduates. This condition is likely to occur due to many factors, including inappropriate majors and limited employment opportunities. "For example, SMK majors in automotive. Entrepreneurs who open limited dealers or workshops, while once the number of students who graduate can reach 300 people, while only 1-2 people are being sought," he said. Related to that, he continued, in this case there may be a strategy to encourage students who graduated from high school/vocational schools to be able to open businesses independently, by providing various training and equipment. For this effort, the Mataram Manpower Office has indeed been carried out several times in collaboration with MSME players, tourism, and other institutions. Although the number of participants has not been maximized due to limited quota and budget. On the other hand, Rudi sees that the increase in the unemployment rate is not in line with the increasing investment value in Mataram City. Originally, if the investment value that opened up business fields in various fields could create jobs and reduce unemployment. "But maybe, the available jobs do not meet the qualifications of applicants from Mataram City or lose competition with applicants from outside Mataram," he said. Related to that, he added, in the future his party will try a breakthrough in coordinating with company leaders in this city to provide priority quotas for applicants from Mataram City. "We hope that the company can provide policies on this matter as an effort to help reduce the unemployment rate in Mataram, as well as increase the community's economy," he said.