Labor Force Statistics of Bima Municipality 2022

Employment is one of the problems faced by the government. Some of the labor problems include the large number of workforce, relatively low quality of workforce, unequal distribution of workforce, and limited job opportunities. An increase in the number of the workforce is not in line with an increase in the quality of the workforce. The quality of the workforce is not only seen from the level of education, but also from the health and ability to work as desired. This low quality means that workers cannot be accommodated in the labor market and become unemployed. In addition to the quality of the workforce, the availability of employment is one of the problems that are often faced. The job sectors that are the most popular are the agricultural, industrial, trade and service sectors. However, these sectors are unable to provide broad job opportunities for the large number of workers, causing unemployment.
The population of working age (15 years and over) in Bima City based on the results of the 2022 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas 2022) is 140,438 people. Of the entire working age population, 69.80 percent are in the labor force and around 30.20 percent are not in the labor force which includes school activities, managing the household, and other activities including receiving income, unable to carry out any activities.