ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OPEN (TPT) AGAINST POVERTY IN NORTH SUMATRA PROVINCE

Abstract

Poverty is a fundamental problem for every country, especially for developing countries. The
inability to meet basic needs in all aspects of life where people cannot maximize the function
of the wealth they have. There is an increase in the number of poor people both from a
global scope in Indonesia, especially also in North Sumatra Province. The purpose of this
study was to determine and analyze the effect of the Human Development Index (HDI) and
the Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) in North Sumatra Province. This study uses secondary
data from BPS Province for the observation year 2017- 2022. The research method used is
the panel data regression method with the help of the Eviews12 application. The results of
this study are a) the Human Development Index (HDI) has a negative and significant effect on
poverty in North Sumatra Province, b) the Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) has no
significant effect on poverty in North Sumatra Province, c) simultaneously the Human
Development Index (HDI) and the Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) have a significant effect
on poverty in North Sumatra Province. The results of this study also show that the
contribution of the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Open Unemployment Rate
(OUR) variables to poverty is 53.21 percent.