Jurnal Ekonomi
Vol. 11 No. 03 (2022): Jurnal Ekonomi, 2022 Periode Desember

DETERMINANTS OF SECTORAL LABOR ABSORPTION

Purwantoro Purwantoro (Universitas Pasir Pengaraian)
Heffi Christya Rahayu (Universitas Pasir Pengaraian)
Arrafiqur Rahman (Universitas Pasir Pengaraian)
Hidayat Hidayat (Universitas Pasir Pengaraian)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Dec 2022

Abstract

The island of Java is the region that has the most population in Indonesia compared to other large islands. This situation causes overcrowding and other population problems. One of them is employment. This study aims to see the effect of the population, Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP), and General Allocation Fund (DAU) on the level of labor absorption in Java Island in 2011-2021. The data used is secondary data obtained from the official website of the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS). In this study using a panel data regression model assisted by the Eviews9 program. The results of this research show that all three independent variables simultaneously have a significant influence on labor absorption. Meanwhile, partially, the population, UMP, and DAU have a positive and significant influence on labor absorption. Control and improvement of the quality of the population is needed to help the level of labor absorption so as not to aggravate the number of unemployed people

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Ekonomi

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Ekonomi [p. ISSNĀ 2301-6280, e. ISSNĀ 2721-9879] is a peer-reviewed journal published Half times a year (June, and December) by SEAN Institute. Jurnal Ekonomi is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of economics research. Jurnal Ekonomi invites manuscripts ...