The Employment Situation in the Construction Sector of Sorong Regency 2023

The total working age population Sorong Regency in August 2022 amounted to 70.134 people, increased by 2.086 people compared to August 2021 (68.048 people). The number of economically active population in August 2022 reached 47.080 people, increased by 199 people compared to the condition in August 2021 (46.881 people). The total number of working people in August 2022 was 45,489 people, increased by 183 people compared to the condition in August 2021 (45,306 people). The total number of unemployment in August 2022 reached 1,591 people, increased by 16 people compared to the condition in August 2021 (1,575 people). The labor force participation rate in August 2022 at 67,13 percent, decrease by 1,76 percent point compared to the condition in August 2021 (68.89 percent). Sorong’s unemployment rate in August 2022 at 3.38 percent, decrease by 0.07 percent points compared to the condition August 2021 (3.36 percent). In the main sector employment, the services sector is the sector that absorbs the most labor force with 21.035 workers or 46.24 percent of the total working population in Sorong Regency in 2022.