Analysis of Determinants of Gross Capital Formation and Digital Population on Open Unemployment Rates

Case Studies in Indonesia, 1994-2023

Authors

  • Ayu Nathasya Nathasya Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Febri Maulana Maulana Department Economic Development, Malang State University
  • Muhammad Kahfi Putra Hazmul Hazmul Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Ulfa Laviatul Nikmah Nikmah Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Sugeng Hadi Utomo Utomo Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Agung Nugroho Nugroho Department Economic Development, Malang State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18592/taradhi.v16i2.18607

Keywords:

Unemployment, Investment, Digitalitation

Abstract

Unemployment remains a challenge for the Indonesian economy amid economic restructuring and technological developments. Investment movements and digitalization are expected to have a significant impact on labor absorption. This study analyzes the relationship between Gross Capital Formation and the internet user population on the unemployment rate in Indonesia for the period 1994–2023, and compares it with South Korea. The methods used include stationarity tests, Johansen cointegration, and multiple linear regression. The results show that Gross Capital Formation and the internet user population have a negative and significant effect on unemployment, meaning that increased investment and digitalization can reduce unemployment rates. A comparison with South Korea shows lower and more stable unemployment rates due to high investment support, equitable digital infrastructure, and competitive human resource quality. These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening productive investment and accelerating digital transformation in long-term unemployment reduction strategies

Author Biographies

Febri Maulana Maulana, Department Economic Development, Malang State University

Department Economic Development, Malang State University

Muhammad Kahfi Putra Hazmul Hazmul, Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang

Departemen Ekonomi Pembangunan, Universitas Negeri Malang

Ulfa Laviatul Nikmah Nikmah, Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang

Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang

Sugeng Hadi Utomo Utomo, Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang

Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang

Agung Nugroho Nugroho, Department Economic Development, Malang State University

Department Economic Development, Universitas Negeri Malang

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2025-12-31