Profile of informal sector workers and factors affecting informal sector employment in Jambi Province

Purwaka Hari Prihanto (Development Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Jambi)
Adi Bhakti

Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah

This study aims to analyze; 1) the profile of informal sector workers in Jambi Province; 2) The development of informal sector employment in Jambi Province; 3). the effect of economic growth, population, and income per capita on informal sector employment. The data used microdata of National Labor Force Survey, Jambi Province 2015. The results showed; 1) Informal sector workers in Jambi Province 81.5 percent are in rural areas, dominated by male workers, mostly poorly educated, and work in agriculture; 2). During the period 2005-2015, the average growth of the informal sector was 1.3 percent per year, and 3) Simultaneously the economic growth, population, and income per capita had a significant effect on informal sector employment.Keywords: informal sector, economic growth, population, and income per capita