Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unemployment in Province of Bali, Indonesia

Antara, Made and Sumarniasih, Made Sri (2023) Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unemployment in Province of Bali, Indonesia. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 41 (5). pp. 68-79. ISSN 2320-7027

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Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak that hit the world and Indonesia in 2020, marked by a decrease in foreign tourist arrivals to Bali in 2020, continued in 2021, cause increasing unemployment in Bali. The research aim are (1) to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on disturbances in the province of Bali; (2) Analyzing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on unemployment by regencies/cities in Bali Province. Sources of data are secondary sources namely the Central Statistics Agency of Bali Province and the Population and Employment Service of the Province of Bali and Regencies throughout Bali. The data analysis methods were descriptive statistics, before and after/on the Covid-19 pandemic, and qualitative descriptive methods. The results showed that (1) the Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on increasing unemployment in Bali Province by 106,150 people (321.80%), from 32,990 people in pre-Covid-19 (September 2019-February 2020) to 139,140 people at the peak of Covid-19 (March 2020-February 2021); (2) The Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on increasing unemployment in nine districts/cities of Bali Province. However, of the nine districts/cities that were affected, three regencies/cities in Bali's tourism development centers, namely Badung, Gianyar and Denpasar. The novelty of the research is that the Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on increasing unemployment in Bali. The results of the study suggest that various social assistance and facilities have been provided by the government so that it is right for tge target recipients, the government needs to provide agricultural skills training and other facilities for workers who switch from tourism to agriculture.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Research Asian Plos > Agricultural and Food Science
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@research.asianplos.com
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2023 07:30
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2024 05:43
URI: http://abstract.stmdigitallibrary.com/id/eprint/535

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