This research aimed to find out the condition of Regentschap Pemalang during the economic depression and the community's efforts to overcome the effects of the economic depression. This research used the historical method. The results of this research indicated that Regentschap Pemalang in the 1930s was an area affected by the economic depression. The establishment of sugar factories and plantations connected to international trade was one of the strong reasons for Regentschap Pemalang to become an area affected by the economic depression. The increase in unemployment and poverty during the 1930s occurred in Regentschap Pemalang due to workers’ dismissal, exacerbated by disease outbreaks and increased crime. Efforts made by the community to...