The number of labor force in Kalimantan Timur in February 2009 was 1,488,456 people, an increase of 238,968 compared to February 2008 which was 1,249,488 people, and an increase of 71,493 people compared to August 2008 which was 1,416,963 people.
The number of people working in Kalimantan Timur in February 2009 was 1,323,369 people, an increase of 216,387 compared to February 2008 which was recorded at 1,106,982 people, and an increase of 63,782 people compared to August 2008 recorded at 1,259,587 people.The number of unemployed people in Kalimantan Timur in February 2009 was 165,087 or an increase of 22,581 compared to February 2008 which was 142,506, and an increase in 7,711 people compared to August 2008 was 157,376 people.The open unemployment rate (TPT) in Kalimantan Timur in February 2009 was 11.09 percent, a decrease compared to February 2008 which was 11.41 percent, the same thing was a decrease compared to Aguatus 2008 which was 11.11 percent.
