A Strategy to Reduce the Unemployment Rate by Knowing the Correlation Between the Level of Economic Growth and the Level of the Labor Force in Bondowoso District
Sonia Nuri Aprilia
Universitas Jember
Ratri Wulandari
Universitas Jember
Nizar Qomarodin
Universitas Jember
Abstract
Economic growth is often used as a reference as an indicator of economic success in a region. One of the indicators is related to unemployment. Unemployment is a serious problem that must be followed up by the government of the Bondowoso Regency to achieve community welfare and regional economic success. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of economic growth and labor force levels on the unemployment rate and formulate a strategy to reduce the unemployment rate in Bondowoso Regency. This study conducted using correlation analysis to determine the relationship between variables, namely economic growth variables and labor force levels. Followed by the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to find out which variables are the priority in this study. The results of this study show that: The results of correlation analysis are based on Sig. (2-tailed) and Pearson correlation is known that between the variables of economic growth and labor force with the number of unemployed are not related. However, because the r arithmetic or Pearson correlations in this analysis are positive, it means that the relationship between the two variables is positive (+), or in other words, increasing economic growth and the labor force will also increase the number of unemployed. 2) Based on the results of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine priority factors that have a significant effect on the number of unemployed people, it is known that priority factors that have a significant effect on the number of unemployed and the quality of human resources. 3) Based on priority factors that have a significant effect on the number of unemployed, efforts can be made to reduce the number of unemployed in the Bondowoso District, including conducting work training, developing and guiding business independently, improving the quality of education, and improving relations between educational institutions and industry.
Keywords: Economic Growth, Workforce, Unemployment
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