Factors Affecting the Number of Tourist Arrivals as Well as Unemployment and Poverty on Jambi's Economic Growth

Ary Dean Amry (Lecturer in Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Jambi University, Jambi)
Fidyah Safitri (Students of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Jambi University, Jambi)
Andini Destri Aulia (Students of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Jambi University, Jambi)
Kiki Nur Misriyah (Students of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Jambi University, Jambi)
Dendy Nurrokhim (Students of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Jambi University, Jambi)
Rian Hidayat (Students of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Jambi University, Jambi)

Solo International Collaboration and Publication of Social Sciences and Humanities
Vol. 1 No. 01 (2023): Solo International Collaboration and Publication of Social Sciences and Humani

Tourism and economic growth are connected in various ways, where tourism can contribute to regional economic development. The benefits of the tourism sector in economic growth are the creation of jobs for local people. This study aims to determine the factors that affect the number of foreign and domestic tourist visits (X1), unemployment (X2) and poverty (X3) to Jambi's economic growth (Y). The method used in this quantitative research was conducted with the time series 2012-2022 and the data source used was secondary data. From the data collected, the results of this study indicate that the number of tourists, poverty, and unemployment have an effect but are not significant on economic growth in Jambi Province