Analysis of Leading Sectors and Economic Development Strategies in Deli Serdang Region

Abstract

Leading sectors are expected to be able to overcome the problems of economic development in Deli Serdang Regency. The purpose of this study is to find out which sectors are the leading sectors in Deli Serdang Regency and to find out how the growth rate and contribution of Deli Serdang Regency influence. The type of data used in this study is secondary data obtained from the Central Statistics Agency for Deli Serdang Regency and the Central Statistics Agency for North Sumatra Province. The analysis in this study uses Microsoft Excel 2013 and the data used is data from 2018-2022. The results of this study are based on the analysis of Location Quotient, Typology Klassen, and Overlay, there are two sectors that are leading sectors in Deli Serdang Regency, namely the Electricity and Gas Procurement sector, and Construction and the results of the SWOT analysis are Utilizing foreign investment and tourism so that they can manage natural resources and strategic location, Utilizing foreign investment and strategic location in placing human resources to work in the manufacturing industry, Improving the quality of human resources and infrastructure so that more and more investors are able to manage untouched tourism, Eliminating sectoral egos in government so that there are more investors and reducing the unemployment rate, Improving the quality of natural resources and utilizing the location to meet standard community needs so that they can compete with other regions, Optimizing health protocols in industrial areas so that the Covid-19 pandemic does not recur. Improving facilities and infrastructure so that distribution can quickly meet the needs of the community, Create good cooperation between the government and other (foreign) parties in maintaining health protocols after the Covid-19 pandemic.