Determining Factors of Poverty in East Java Province, Indonesia

This study aims to examine and explain the effect of GRDP, Regional Minimum Wage, Open Unemployment Rate and Average length of schooling on the number of poor people in East Java Province. The analytical method used in this study is the panel data regression method using samples in 17 districts from 2017 to 2021. The results show that the Gross Regional Domestic Product and District Minimum Wage have a negative and significant effect on the Poverty Rate in East Java Province, while the Unemployment Rate Being open and the average length of schooling have a positive and significant impact on the number of poor people.