PENGARUH PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI, JUMLAH PENDUDUK, INFLASI DAN UPAH MINIMUM PROVINSI TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGANGGURAN TERBUKA DI PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

The problem of employment opportunities is also one of several problems related to socio-economic issues. In this case the government is and will continue to try to eradicate this problem, both on a small scale (regional) or on a large scale (national). Problems related to unemployment are classified as complex problems, because they are related to several other indicators. Other indicators related to unemployment problems include economic growth, inflation rates, wage rates and also the population in an area. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of economic growth, population, inflation and the provincial minimum wage on the open unemployment rate in west on the open unemployment rate in West Sumatra Province. The research method used is the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method according to time series for the 2010-2021 period using the SPSS 20 program. The result of the study simultaneously show that the open unemployment rate variable can be explained by independent variables consisting of economic growth, population, inflation and the provincial minimum wage of 52.7 percent. Partially, there are variables of economic growth and provincial minimum wages that affect the open unemployment rate, while there are variables of population and inflation that do not affect the open unemployment rate in West Sumatra.