Tiga Sektor ini Serap Tenaga Kerja Terbanyak di Papua

JAYAPURA - Sektor pertanian, kehutanan, dan perikanan dilaporkan menyerap tenaga kerja terbanyak di Bumi Cenderawasih hingga mencapai 69,94 persen. 

Hal demikian sebagaimana diumumkan Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Papua lewat Survei Angkatan Kerja Nasional (Sakernas) pada Februari 2023 lalu.

Menurut Kepala BPS Provinsi Papua Adriana Helena Carolina di Jayapura, selain pertanian, kehutanan dan perikanan, terdapat juga perdagangan besar dan eceran, reparasi dan perawatan mobil dan sepeda motor sebesar 8,02 persen dan administrasi pemerintahan, pertahanan, dan jaminan sosial wajib sebesar 4,53 persen.

"Ya kalau kita lihat ini kan pola lapangan pekerjaan dalam menyerap tenaga kerja ini masih sama dengan Februari 2022," ujar Adriana, di Jayapura, Senin.

Sementara menjelaskan mengenai penduduk usia kerja pada Februari 2023 sebanyak 3,27 juta orang, lanjut Adriana, mengalami kenaikan sebanyak 45,19 ribu orang jika dibanding Februari 2022. Yang mana sebagian besar penduduk usia kerja merupakan angkatan kerja yaitu 2,51 juta orang, sisanya termasuk bukan angkatan kerja sebesar 758,41 ribu orang.

"Komposisi angkatan kerja pada Februari 2023 terdiri dari 2,42 juta orang penduduk yang bekerja dan 87,51 ribu orang pengangguran. Apabila dibandingkan Februari 2022, jumlah angkatan kerja turun sebanyak 76,22 ribu orang. Penduduk bekerja turun sebanyak 70,67 ribu orang, sementara pengangguran turun sebanyak 5,55 ribu orang," tandas ia.

Diketahui, tingkat Partisipasi Angkatan Kerja (TPAK) Provinsi Papua turun dibanding Februari 2022. TPAK pada Februari 2023 sebesar 76,79 persen, turun 3,44 persen poin dibanding Februari 2022. ***

JAYAPURA - The agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors reportedly absorb the most workers in Papua reaching 69.94 percent.

This is as announced by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Papua through the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) in February 2023.

According to the Head of BPS Papua Province Adriana Helena Carolina in Jayapura, in addition to agriculture, forestry and fisheries, there is also wholesale and retail trade, repair and maintenance of cars and motorcycles by 8.02 percent and government administration, defense, and guarantees by 4.53 percent.

"Yes, if we look at this, the employment in absorbing this workforce is still the same as February 2022," said Adriana, in Jayapura, Monday.

While explaining that the working-age population in February 2023 was 3.27 million people, Adriana continued an increase of 45.19 thousand people compared to February 2022. Where most of the working-age population constitutes a labor force of 2.51 million people, the rest includes the non-labor force of 758.41 thousand people.

"The composition of the labor force in February 2023 consists of 2.42 million working people and 87.51 thousand unemployed people. Compared to February 2022, the number of the labor force decreased by 76.22 thousand people. The working population fell by 70.67 thousand people, while unemployment fell by 5.55 thousand people," she said.

It is known that the increase in Papua Province Labor Force Participation (TPAK) decreased compared to February 2022. TPAK in February 2023 was 76.79 percent, down 3.44 percentage points compared to February 2022. ***