Analysis of Economic Census 2016 Result of Listing: Economic Potential of Seruyan Regency

Seruyan regency is one of the districts with abundant amount of human resources. With a projected population of 174,000 in 2015, Seruyan District is the fifth largest population in Kalimantan Tengah. The composition of the population consists of 69 percent of the productive age population with an employment rate of 95.36 percent. Based on the 2016 Economic Census data, most of the workers in the agricultural sector are absorbed in small and medium enterprises, with the percentage of MSEs alone accounting for 98.86 percent of total non-agricultural business. The potential of natural resources also affects the economic condition of Seruyan Regency. This is evidenced by the dominance of the agricultural sector in the formation of GRDP since the fifteen years this district stands. However, during the last few periods there appears to be a shift between agricultural and nonagricultural sectors. This indicates that Seruyan Regency is beginning to develop the agricultural sector with a more diverse production specialization, and is no longer overly dependent on the agricultural sector.