An analysis of the economic base sector in the absorption of labors in Jember from 2013 to 2017

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the economic sector which is the economic base sector in Jember Regency and the level of elasticity of employment in the economic base sector in Jember Regency in 2013-2017. This research is a quantitative descriptive study and the determination of the location of research used the purposive area method. The data used in this study are secondary data from the Central Board of Statistics Regency of Jember and the Central Board of Statistics Agency of East Java Province, as well as supporting data form interviews with the Department of Labor of the Jember Regency. The data analysis method used in this study is Location Quotient (LQ) and Labor Absorption Elasticity. The LQ calculation results show that there are three sectors that are the economic base sectors in Jember Regency in 2013-2017, namely the Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishery sector, the Transportation and Communication sector and then the Community, Social and Personal Services sector. While the results of the analysis elasticity of employment in each sector of the economic base in Jember Regency 2013-2017, showed that the economic sector which has an average elasticity value of more than 1% so that included elastic criteria, namely the Community, Social and Personal Services sector. While the economic sector which has an average elasticity value of less than 1% so that included the inelastic criteria, namely the Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishery sector and the Transportation and Communication sector.