Provincial Economic Growth in Sulawesi Island: Demographic and Social Perspectives

Aswar Rahmat; Muhammad Yusuf Y S; Samsuardi Said

doi:10.55927/fjmr.v4i11.580

Authors

Aswar Rahmat Universitas Sulawesi Barat
Muhammad Yusuf Y S Universitas Sulawesi Barat
Samsuardi Said Universitas Sulawesi Barat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/fjmr.v4i11.580

Keywords:

Economic Growth, Unemployment, Human Development Index, Poverty, Population

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of the open unemployment rate, the human development index (HDI), population size, and poverty percentage on economic growth in the provinces of Sulawesi Island during the period 2020–2024. The type of data used is panel data, which is a combination of five years of time series data and cross-sectional data from six provinces on the island of Sulawesi. The analysis was conducted using the multiple linear regression method with SPSS software. The research results indicate that the open unemployment rate variable has a negative and significant effect on economic growth, meaning that an increase in unemployment will decrease the rate of economic growth in the Sulawesi region. Meanwhile, the variables of HDI, population, and poverty percentage have a negative but insignificant effect on economic growth. This indicates that improvements in human quality, population dynamics, and poverty reduction have not yet had a tangible impact on short-term economic growth in the Sulawesi Islands region.

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