The number of the workforce in South Sumatra in August 2015 reached 3,934,787 people, an increase of about 49,113 compared to the August 2014 workforce of 3,885,674 people or a decrease of 83,075 people compared to February 2015 of 4,017,862 people.
The number of people working in South Sumatra Province in August 2015 reached 3,695,866 people, an increase of around 3,060 compared to the situation in August 2014 which amounted to 3,692,806 people or decreased by about 119,777 people compared to the situation in February 2015 which amounted to 3,815,643 people.
The Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) in South Sumatra Province in August 2015 reached 6.07 percent, an increase compared to the August 2014 TPT which was 4.96 percent and the February 2015 TPT which was 5.03 percent.
In the August 2015 period, the majority of the population worked in the agriculture, plantation, forestry, hunting and fisheries sectors, which accounted for around 54.74 percent of the entire population employed.
Based on the number of hours worked in August 2015, 2,286,565 people (61.87 percent) worked above 35 hours per week, while the population worked with less than 15 hours per week reaching 163,489 people (4.42 percent)
In August 2015, the population working at the elementary school level and below still dominated, namely 1,801,827 people (48.75 percent), while the population worked with diploma education at 95,638 people (2.59 percent) and the population worked with university education only amounted to 235,263 people (6.37 percent).
