ABSTRACT
DKI Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, so that the high unemployment rate in Jakarta must be overcome. Unemployment can cause complex economic and social problems. This study aims to analyze the effect of the number of vacancies, gross regional domestic product, provincial minimum wages, inflation rates, and population growth rates on the number of unemployed people in DKI Jakarta from 2008–2017. The data in this study are secondary data obtained from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) publications from 2008–2017. The data analysis technique used is the panel data regression method. Based on the results of the analysis obtained, it is shown that the provincial minimum wage variable has a significant effect on the Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) in DKI Jakarta at α = 0.05 with an R2 of 78.18%.
