Unemployment and poverty are related phenomena. The economic development growth carried out by the government since the beginning of this country was established, although incised the achievement of successful growth has not yet been able to solve the problem of poverty. On the other hand, the development process that is designed even creates inequality between the rich and the poor.

The occurrence of the economic crisis in 1997 has doubled the number of poor people and increased unemployment. As we know, that a person's poverty is also seen from the ability of a person / family in meeting their living needs.

To be able to meet the needs of his life, then the person must have a source of income, one of which is by working, utilizing his energy and expertise to work with other parties who then for his performance he gets a salary / results.

Twenty years after the 1997 crisis, it turned out that the global economy was experiencing a slowdown, even in some countries in the world experiencing a retreat.

We must be grateful because according to experts' records, the Indonesian economy is still relatively good, with economic growth in the range of 5.1 percent. However, economic inequality is still a serious problem.

Economic difficulties in society are certainly influenced by many factors. One of them is changes in orientation and economic behavior due to the rapid application of technology.

Industrial policy from labor-intensive to capital-intensive and mechanized production results in a narrowing of opportunities for the workforce. Competition for employment opportunities between people must now also be coupled with the use of technology as a means of production. Look, to become a parking cashier and toll road, humans have been replaced by technology.

On the other hand, conditions of slowdown and changes in economic orientation also result in a fall in the real sector which results in unemployment. Many companies do rationalization by terminating employment, retiring early, laying off, temporary contracts, or others.

The sluggishness of the real sector, the application of technology as a means of production, the transition policy from labor-intensive to capital-intensive and industrial mechanization, as well as the increasing number of labor force and productive age will make competition for employment opportunities more difficult.

A person's inability or defeat in the competition for job opportunities also poses a threat to the increase of poor families.