ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF UNLESS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NORTH SUMATRA YEAR 2004-2013

Abstract

Unemployment is a problem that must be solved by the government of North Sumatra in this era of globalization because unemployment can have a direct or indirect impact on poverty, crime and other problems. The more successful the government is in reducing the unemployment rate, the rate of economic growth will increase and of course job opportunities will increase. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the rate of economic growth on the unemployment rate in North Sumatra. The author uses library research instruments, documentation studies, internet browsing, where the data taken is secondary data from related agencies, especially the Central Bureau of Statistics of North Sumatra, and in analyzing the data using simple linear regression analysis techniques. The results of data processing obtained that the Unemployment Rate had a negative and insignificant effect on Economic Growth in North Sumatra. From the results of data processing obtained 6.6% variable X affects variable Y and the rest is influenced by other variables.