PERANAN SEKTOR LUAR PERTANIAN TERHADAP KESEMPATAN KERJA DAN PENDAPATAN DI PEDESAAN BERBASIS LAHAN KERING

Abstract

Work opportunity and household income are two important indicators in village economic
development. The purpose of analysis focuses in identifying non agricultural sector role
on two indicators in dry land village area. Data from Patanas 2004 included six provinces,
these are Lampung, West Java, Central Java, East Java, South Sulawesi and West Nusa
Tenggara is the main source of information in the analysis. The results show that
agricultural sector is dominant source of household income in dry land villages. High
proportion in household labor force who are absorbed in agricultural sector affect to their
working hours and followed by their income from that sector. Higher in household income
level tend to higer in skewness level of their distribution. While, income stability relate to
income source domination. In the area where agricultural sector (especially food crops) is
the main source income, monthly income proportion fluctuate more. Conversly, in the area
where non agricultural sector is the main source of income, monthly income proportion
will be distribute and fluctuation level is lower. Non agricultural activity, generally can be
done any time a whole the year.