Judul: Determinant of Labor Absorption in the Manufacturing  Industry Sector in West Java (2015 – 2021 Period)
Abstrak: Provinsi Jawa Barat merupakan provinsi dengan populasi terpadat di Indonesia menjadi potensi besar sekaligus tantangan secara ekonomi dan sumber daya manusia dalam pertumbuhan ekonomi. Industri pengolahan sebagai leading sector perekonomian menyumbang kontribusi besar terhadap PDB nasional maupun PDRB Jawa Barat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan deskripsi terkait kondisi serta faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi penyerapan tenaga kerja sektor industri pengolahan di Jawa Barat dengan menggunakan data cross section 27 kabupaten maupun kota yang ada di Jawa Barat serta data time-series selama 7 tahun dari tahun 2015 hingga 2021. Alat yang digunakan adalah regresi data panel dengan Fixed Effect Model (FEM). Hasil estimasi regresi menunjukkan bahwa variabel Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB), investasi industri, dan Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap penyerapan tenaga kerja sektor industri pengolahan, sedangkan variabel unit industri, produktivitas tenaga kerja, dan dummy Covid-19 memberi pengaruh negatif dan signifikan. Variabel lainnya yakni upah minimum kabupaten tidak berpengaruh terhadap penyerapan tenaga kerja sektor industri pengolahan., West Java is the most populated province in Indonesia which could be a great opportunity and challenges economically and human resources for economic growth. The manufacturing industry as the leading economic sector contributes the largest to the national GDP and the GRDP of West Java. This research aims to describe the conditions and factors that affect the employment of manufacturing industrial sector in West Java by using cross section data from 27 districts and cities in West Java and time-series data for 7 years in the period 2015 to 2021. The tool used in this research is panel data regression with Fixed Effect Model (FEM). The results of the research found that the variables of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), investment of manufacturing industry, and human development index (HDI) had a significant positive effect on the absorption of labor in the manufacturing industrial sector, while the number of industrial units, labor productivity, and the Covid-19 dummy have a significant negative effect. Other variables such as district minimum wage has no significant effect on employment in the manufacturing industrial sector.
Keyword: Labor Absorption, Manufacturing Industry, Panel Data, West Java

Judul: Faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi penyerapan tenaga kerja sektor industri pengolahan di Provinsi Jawa Barat (periode 2008-2012)
Abstrak: West Java is the center of the national industry as much as 60 percent of the industrial sector developing in this area. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors affecting labor absorption in the manufacturing sector in West Java Province. This study used the panel data with 26 districts/cities from 2008 to 2012. The results showed that the GDP, the growth rate of the industry, the investment of the industry, and the number of units of industrial enterprises positively affect labor absorption in the manufacturing sector in West Java. Meanwhile, labor productivity of the industrial sector and dummy of industry negatively affect labor absorption in the manufacturing sector in West Java.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), West Java Province, Panel Data, Labor Absorption, Industry

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Abstrak: Ikan buta Astyanax fasciatus adalah spesies ikan unik dari famili Characidae yang menempati perairan dalam gua di Wilayah La Cueva Chica-San Luis Potasi-Mexico. Ikan ini memiliki mata yang tereduksi (Blind Cavefish) dan warna kulit merah muda, pucat serta mengkilap.
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