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Analysis The Role of Industrial Area to Labor Absorption in Medan City

Authors
  • Fahirah Ananda Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
  • Rujiman Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
Issue       Vol 8 No 1 (2025): Talenta Conference Series: Local Wisdom, Social, and Arts (LWSA)
Section       Articles
Galley      
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32734/lwsa.v8i1.2374
Keywords: wage production length of business labour absorption
Published 2025-02-28

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether wages, production and length of business affect labour absorption in Medan City. This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach sourced from primary data. Descriptive research is a study that describes variables as they are supported by data in the form of numbers. The population used in this study were 330 companies in the industrial area. The sample taken using the non-probability sample method was 37 industrial companies that are still actively standing. The results of the research conducted show that wages, production and length of business can explain labour absorption in Medan City by 20% and the rest is explained by other variables outside the study. Wages have an insignificant negative effect on labour absorption, production has an insignificant positive effect on labour absorption and length of business has a significant positive effect on labour absorption.