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People applying to job vacancy at Job Market Fair in Bali Island recently. Bali’s economic growth being in the range of 6.54 percent or above the range of national economic growth of 6.5 percent in 2011 has been incapable of coping with the soaring unemployment.
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DENPASAR - Bali’s economic growth being in the range of 6.54 percent or above the range of national economic growth of 6.5 percent in 2011 has been incapable of coping with the soaring unemployment.
Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded the unemployment rate in Bali reached 52.380 people. Of that number, 75 percent was found in urban areas namely 40,790, while in rural areas only reached 11,600 people. Head of the Central Statis-
tics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Suarsa, stated that Bali globally occupied the lowest unemployment rate or was equal to 2.32 percent. It was far below the national rate reaching 6.56 percent, even lower than the previous year reaching 68,790 people.
He explained that people who had been working through August reached 2,204,870, or 97.68 percent of the total labor force. From 2,952,550 people belonging to working age population, those including in labor force came to 2,257,260 people. Continued on page 6
Bali Tourism Year End’s Note
Grow unequally; people scramble to get their share BALI Tourism experienced significant growth in 2011. Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali recorded that foreign tourist visit to Bali up to October 2011 reached 2,351,515 people. Such an amount proved if the number of tourists increased from the previous year only reaching 2,149,030 people. Unfortunately, the tourist arrivals
predicted to surpass the target of 2.7 million could not have been enjoyed by people becoming the exploitation object of tourists. As a result, the tourism growth has now become a seizure of the community as happened in Tanah tourist object, Beraban, Tabanan. Rector of the Undiknas Denpasar, Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma, assessed
the emergence of people’s desire to fully control the potential was the aftermath of regional autonomy. Besides, it also resulted in an economic inequality in society. Many tourist areas would emulate the measures taken by Beraban community so they could entirely enjoy the pie of every potential at hand. “With regional autonomy, they will think how to
harness the potential for the welfare of local people,” he said. Prof. Sri Darma indicated the wishes of people to dominate the wealth owned by the region were triggered by economic disparities kindled by the lack of attention from local government in advancing the regional economy. Continued on page 6