
 
inflation  rate  increased  from  3.62%  to  6.96%, 
recorded  open  unemployment  rate  decreased  from 
5.08% to 4.25% in 2009-2010. It shows that the effect 
of  inflation  and  minimum  wage  on  open 
unemployment rate. 
From  the  research  and  discussion  above,  the 
influence of inflation can be seen from the theory of 
Sadono  Sukirno  that  is  with  the  higher  rate  of 
inflation  that  occurs  it  will  result  in  the  economic 
growth is de-creased so that there will be an increase 
on  unemployment.  And  previous  research,  that the 
high  inflation  will  affect  the  high  level  open 
unemployment.  In  a  positive  and  significant 
relationship  the  amount  of  investment  to  the 
unemployment rate is supported by capital-intensive 
investment theory. It means agreeing with Sucitrawati 
(20012)  when  the  amount  of  investment  districts  / 
cities  in  Bali  Province  increased,  then  the  level  of 
unemployment districts / cities in Bali Province also 
increased with invested capital-intensive. 
Thus  with  wages,  Phillips's  curve  theory  states 
that when high wages unemployment is at a low level. 
(Pure,  2006:  211).  The  results  of  this  study  are  in 
accordance  with  research  conducted  by  Sirait  and 
Marhaeni  (2013)  conducted  in  the  regency  / 
municipality  of  Bali  province,  indicating  that  the 
minimum wage negatively affect the unemployment 
rate, mentioned by in-creasing wages hence the urge 
to seek work by more and more people so that Reduce 
the number of unemployed. So it can be concluded 
the  authors  argue  that  there  is  influence  between 
inflation,  investment  and  wage  rates  against 
unemployment rate in East Java, with the results of 
research Sucitra and Arka (2014) entitled "Inflation 
Rate  Influence,  Investment,  and  Minimum  Wage 
against Open Unemployment Rate in Province Ba-li". 
5  CONCLUSIONS 
Based on the analysis and discussion of data can be 
taken.  The  following  conclusions:  inflation  has  a 
significant positive effect on open unemployment rate 
in  East  Java  in  2006-2016  with  a  positive  or 
unidirectional  signs.  Investment  has  no  significant 
positive effect on  open unemployment  rate  in East 
Java in 2006-2016 with a negative or unidirectional 
signs. Minimum  wage has  negative and  significant 
effect on open unemployment rate in East Java year 
2003-2014  with  a  negative  or  unidirectional  signs. 
Inflation  and  minimum  wage  affect  open 
unemployment rate in East Java in 2006-2016. 
 
 
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