Effect of Government Investment, Export and Shopping Towards Economic Growth through Absorption Labor as Intervening Variables in Province Sumatera Utara

Economic growth is a long-term economic
problem and is influenced by various factors.
This study aims to analyze the effect of
investment, exports and government spending
on economic growth through employment as an
intervening variable in the Province of Sumatera
Utara
The analytical method used is Path Analysis.
For the purpose of analysis, secondary data is
used in the form of time series data, 1985 -
2017, namely data on investment, exports,
government spending, employment and
economic growth in the Province of Sumatera
Utara. The data was obtained from the finance
department, BPS, Bank BI and other sources,
namely journals and research results.
The results showed that simultaneous
investment, export and government spending
significantly influence employment and
investment, exports, government spending and
labor have a significant effect on economic
growth in Province Sumatera Utara. Based on
research partially positive and not significant
investment effect on employment and exports
and government spending has a significant
effect on employment and investment, exports,
government spending and labor have a
significant effect on economic growth. Then
labor cannot mediate investment and export
with economic growth, meanwhile labor can
mediate labor absorption relations and economic
growth.