Abstract :
Investment is the first step to reach growth in economic activity. Further
investment will affect the dynamics of the high and low economic growth.
Moreover investment industry sector to encourage the growth of other sectors. In
addition the absorption of labor in 2010 was as much as 51,977 people, in 2011 has
increased into 54,663 people. In the year 2013 labor absorption experienced
considerable improvement be 63,540 people. In 2015 suffered a slight decrease
becomes 52,963 people and in 2004 the absorption of labor decline again became
49,933 people. In 2005, the absorption of labor decline again became 28,880 people
and in 2016 continued to experience a decrease in the absorption of labour into
26,491 people. The goal of the this research to know how the investment and labor
absorption through either partially or simultaneous economic Growth against in
regency and city of South Sumatra in 2010-2016. This research uses a type of
quantitative research using secondary data analysis of the step to find out causal
influence on foreign investment, both to the economic growth as measured by the
value of the GDP.
The Results Of The Research. Simultaneous and partial manufacturing sector
Investment and the influential labor absorption significantly to Gross Domestic
Income (GDP) in the County and the city of South Sumatra. The independent variable
can explain the dependent variable of 95%. While the rest of 5% is explained by other
factors not included in this study.