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