Penerapan Analisis Jalur terhadap Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Jumlah Pengangguran di Provinsi Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of population density, average length of school, the number of poor people and the number of labor force on the number of unemployment in North Sumatra Province. The data used is data in 2021, the analysis technique used is path analysis. The results of this study indicate that population density and the number of labor force have a direct effect on the number of unemployment and the average length of school and the number of poor people have an indirect effect on the number of unemployment and path analysis equation is Y = 0,207X1 + 0,883Z + 0,204. Based on path analysis calculations, the total effect of the population density variable is 4,28%, the average of length of school is 16,6%, the number of poor people is 76,6% and the number of labor force is 77,9%. Advice that can be given in this study is that government efforts are needed to increase the distribution of the population evenly, make policies to increase the average of school, tackle the number od poor people and increase employment for the labor force in oder to reduce the number of unemployment.