NTB, August 2018: TPT is 3.72 percent

The earthquake in August 2018 *) that hit the NTB Province caused the Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) in North Lombok Regency to be unworkable. The Labor Force situation in August 2018 *) was released without the support of North Lombok Regency data so that the data or indicators displayed did not yet cover the data of North Lombok Regency.
The work force in August 2017 was 2,396,169 people. The number of workforce in NTB in August 2018 *) was 2,237,381 people. This data does not include workers in North Lombok Regency.
The August 2018 Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) *) was 3.72 percent. This data does not include job seekers in North Lombok Regency.
In August 2018 *), 71.78 percent of the population worked in informal activities, and the percentage of informal workers fell 1.84 points compared to August 2017.
Over the past year, 3 (three) business fields that experienced the largest increase in the percentage of the population working were large and retail trade; repair and maintenance of cars and motorbikes increased 1.98 percent, the manufacturing business sector increased 0.34 percent, and the mining and quarrying business increased 0.29 percent.
In August 2018 *), there were 1,286,539 (59.73 percent) of the full working population, while the workers were not full (working hours less than 35 hours a week) there were 867,585 people (40.27 percent), namely 16.95 percent. half unemployed and 23.32 percent part-time workers.