The Leading Economic Sector in Samarinda
Abstract
Economic growth can be influenced by the economic sector. To increase the
economic growth of a region, it is necessary to determine the leading economic
sector so that it can encourage the development of other sectors based on the
business field. This study aims to determine the leading and non-leading economic
sectors that provide a contribution to the economy of Samarinda. In this study, the
researchers applied a quantitative study and utilized secondary data gained from
the Central Statistics Agency. Data in this study were data concerning the PDRB
of Samarinda and East Kalimantan in 2020. The employed data analysis was the
Location Quotient (LQ) method utilizing the Microsoft Excel application.
Results indicate that the leading economic sectors that have a large
contribution to the economy of Samarinda are financial services and insurance with
a contribution of 4.84%, while the non-leading economic sectors are agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, mining, and quarrying, in which processing industries possess a
contribution less than 1 to the economy of Samarinda.