THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO EXAMINE HOW POVERTY LEVELS AND THE OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (TPT) IMPACT THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) IN SOUTH SUMATRA PROVINCE FROM 2017 TO 2024. THE PANEL DATA USED IN THIS STUDY WERE COLLECTED FROM 17 REGENCIES/CITIES IN SOUTH SUMATRA, AND THE PANEL REGRESSION METHOD WAS APPLIED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESES REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THESE VARIABLES. T…