ANALISIS POTENSI KETENAGAKERJAAN DI KALIMANTAN SELATAN

Abstract

This research aims to get description of manpower’s potential in South Kalimantan by region/district; based on age; based on the main job; and based on the main job status and its implications in period 2009 to 2011. The result is showing that the labor force in South Kalimantan in August of 2011 as much as 1,92 million people. The amount was an increase of 4.64% from the previous year. In that number there is 1,82 million working people and as many as 100 thousand more unemployed present in province. The open Unemployment Rate (TPT) in South Kalimantan on August 2010 reached 5.25%. This number has decreased compared to August 2009 of TPT 6.36%. Year 2011 TPT down to 5, 23%. While the labor force Participation Rate (TPAK) equal to 71,61% (in 2009), and then down to 71,26% (in 2010) and increased to 73,31% (year 2011). The majority workers is the younger workforce, i.e. under 50 years a number of 81,34%. While workers who are aged 50 years and over, only about 18.66% of the total.  The population of South Kalimantan is still largely work in the agricultural group (more than 40%). The second group with the largest contributions in the absorption of labor is a group of services (more than 35%). This relates to the strategic position of South Kalimantan which becomes the axis between the regional province of Kalimantan and the entrance of the flow of goods and services between this island with the other islands in Indonesia. In terms of employment status, the last three years the data obtained shows the author further reduced number of people working with the status of his own business, and seeks the amount of people's status as employees/workers. However, overall the population working in the informal sector are far more than the number of workers in the formal sector. Therefore the Government should be improving to fix the conditions of work and protection of manpower to increase the competitiveness of enterprises and the welfare of the workers, especially in the informal sector.