Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of economic growth, provincial minimum wage, and education level on open unemployment rate in Indonesia in 2011-2015, either simultaneously or partially. Using panel data with Fixed Efect Model (FEM) approach and using secondary data of 33 provinces in Indonesia. The model estimation results show that the variable of economic growth, provincial minimum wage, and education level simultaneously have significant effect on open unemployment rate in Indonesia. While the partial variable of economic growth has a negative effect but no significant effect on the unemployment rate. The provincial minimum wage variable is partially positive and significant to the unemployment rate. The variable of educational level also have positive and significant effect to unemployment rate. The government is expected to pay serious attention to economic growth, minimum wage system, improving the quality of education, the issue of availability of employment opportunities. Keyword: Economic Growth, Wage, Education, and Unemployment

Highlights

  • Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang termasuk kedalam kategori negara berkembang

  • This study aims to analyze the effect of economic growth, provincial minimum wage, and education level on open unemployment rate in Indonesia in 2011-2015, either simultaneously or partially

  • The model estimation results show that the variable of economic growth, provincial minimum wage, and education level simultaneously have significant effect on open unemployment rate in Indonesia

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Introduction

Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang termasuk kedalam kategori negara berkembang. Pada tahun 2014 dapat kita lihat bahwa ada beberapa provinsi yang tingkat penganggurannya di atas tingkat pengangguran nasional seperti: Aceh 9,02%, Sumatera Utara 6,23%, Sumatera Barat 6,50%, Riau 6,56%, Pengaruh Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, Upah Minimum Provinsi, dan Tingkat Pendidikan terhadap Pengangguran Terbuka di Indonesia Beberapa variabel tersebut antara lain seperti: pertumbuhan ekonomi, upah minimum provinsi, dan tingkat pendidikan (Sirait, 2013: 108).

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