International Journal of Research and Review Vol. 10; Issue: 7; July 2023 Website: www.ijrrjournal.com Research Paper E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 110 Volume 10; Issue: 7; July 2023 Analysis of the Influence of Economic Growth, Inflation and Unemployment on Poverty in the Regencies/Cities of North Sumatra Province Benhard Keynes 1 , HB Tarmizi 2 , Tety Yuliaty 3 1 Posgraduate Students, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Economics, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia 2,3 Postgraduate Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Economics, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Benhard Keynes DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230717 ABSTRACT The high poverty rate is a strategic problem faced by North Sumatra Province. Poverty is still a serious problem; this is indicated by the large number of people who are still lacking in meeting their basic needs. This study aims to analyze the effect of economic growth, inflation and unemployment on poverty in the districts/cities of North Sumatra province. The research method used is quantitative research using times series data and cross section. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the panel data regression with the random effect model, it is known that economic growth does not affect poverty, but inflation and unemployment have a positive and significant effect on the poverty rate t sig unemployment (-4.382) and inflation (-4.984). Keywords: Economic Growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Poverty. INTRODUCTION The Central Statistics Agency (BPS, 2021) reported that Indonesia's economic growth in the second quarter of 2021 increased by 7.07 percent on an annual basis (year on year/yoy). Furthermore, the Indonesian economy in quarter II-2021 experienced growth of 3.31 percent (quarter-to-quarter) from the previous quarter. Indonesia's economic improvement in quarter II-2021 was mainly driven by improved export performance, household consumption, investment, and government consumption. This economic improvement shows that Indonesia has managed to rise after experiencing pressure over the past few quarters due to Covid-19. The economic improvement is indeed a good sign, but it is still important to ensure that there will not be a decline again in the next quarter. One of the things that is quite instrumental in Indonesia's economic growth is investment. Investment performance as one of the growth engines began to increase, amounting to 7.54% (year on year/yoy). Local governments realize one of the efforts to improve economic performance is by doing national development in order to be able to create jobs and organize a decent life in order to realize the welfare of the region. Various development programs and activities have been directed primarily at the development of districts/cities, especially districts/cities that have a high poverty rate. Regional development must certainly be carried out in an integrated and sustainable manner according to the priority needs of each region. Regional development targets have been set through long-term and short- term development. One of the main indicators in the success of regional development is the rate of decline in the