ANALYSIS OF THE POVERTY LEVEL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IN CENTRAL JAVA FOR THE 2016-2021 PERIOD

This study aims to analyze the influence of the Open Unemployment Rate, Gross Regional Domestic Product, Investment, and Poverty variables on the development of the Human Development Index. This study used a quantitative method involving. The population of this study was related to the Human Development Index in Central Java Province recorded by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). This study used panel data from 29 districts and 6 cities in Central Java Province. The data were taken from the Central Java Statistics Agency from 2016 to 2021. The variables used for the study were the Human Development Index, Open Unemployment Rate, Domestic Investment, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Poverty. The results of the study showed that the open unemployment rate and the Gross Regional Domestic Product variables had a significant effect on the Human Development Index. Meanwhile, both the Investment and Poverty variables had a significant negative effect on the Human Development Index.