AbstrakPengangguran di negara Indonesia merupakan permasahan yang sulit dihilangkan dari kehidupan manusia, akan tetapi permasalahan pengangguran tidak dibiarkan begitu saja. Tingginya tingkat pengangguran disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya besarnya angkatan kerja yang tidak seimbang dengan kesempatan kerja serta tingkat pendidikan dan ketrampilan yang dimiliki masyarakat Indonesia sangat rendah. Penelitian ini memberikan gambaran tentang pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam mengurangi angka pengangguran di Kabupaten Sampang sekaligus menemukan faktor pendukung dan faktor penghambat. Berdasarkan hasil pembahasan dari penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa program pemberdayaan masyarakat dilaksanakan melalui pelayanan publik dengan anggaran APBN dimana jenis kegiatan meliputi Teknologi Tepat Guna (TTG), Padat Karya dan Tenaga Kerja Mandiri(TKM) yang bertujuan untuk mengupayakan ketersediaan kesempatan kerja disektor informal bagi para pencari kerja melalui pembentukan kelompok usaha kecil dengan memanfaatkan potensi lokal yang tersedia. Fokus kegiatan ini adalah memfasilitasi pelayanan program kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat. Program pemberdayaan masyarakat ini dilaksanakan dengan beberapa tahapan yaitu tahap seleksi lokasi, sosialisasi pemberdayaan masyarakat, proses pemberdayaan masyarakat, pemandirian masyarakat, monitoring dan evaluasi. Hasil yang dicapai dari keseluruhan program kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat yang dilakukan oleh Dinas Sosial Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasimampu mengurangi angka pengangguran di Kabupaten Sampang lebih kurang 3%. Faktor pendukung dan penghambat dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam mengurangi angka pengangguran adalah : faktor pendukung meliputi ketersediaan anggaran APBN, adanya komitmen Dinas Sosial Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi, adanya semangat kebersamaan dan gotong royong, adanya pihak lain seperti UPT BLK Kabupaten Sumenep. Sedangkan faktor penghambat meliputi lemahnya koordinasii kerja, kurang optimalnya sosialisasi dan kurangnya tenaga pendamping/fasilitator. Kata Kunci :Pelayanan Publik, Pemberdayaan Masyarakat, PengangguranAbstract Unemployment in Indonesia is a problem which is difficult to be erased from human life, but this does not mean the problem of unemployment unpunished. The high level of unemployment is caused by several factors, including the size of the labor force that is not balanced with available job, the low of education levels and skills of Indonesian people. This study provides an overview of community empowerment in reducing number of unemployment in Sampang Regency while finding the supporting and obstacle factors. Based on the results of discussion of this study, its concludes that community empowerment programs are conducted through the state public service with the Indonesian Budget in which these types of activities include Teknologi Tepat Guna (TTG), Padat karya and Tenaga Kerja Mandiri (TKM) which aims to pursue the availability of informal sector job opportunities for job seekers through the establishment small business groups to exploit the ...

Tourism is a very promising prospects to support the economic development of a region. We assess Wisata Bahari Lamongan (WBL) as a tourism object. WBL was having significant decreased visitors in the last six years, thus a strategic plan is need to re-increase the number of visitors. This study used Strategic Triangle Place (SPT) model as an analysis tool to assess the strategic planning in WBL. SPT is an approach that includes three key components, namely: Positioning, Differentiation and Brand (PDB). This research used Soft System Methodology (SSM) which relevant to analyze the strategic plan model which is expected to be recommendations from tourists on problems in WBL. The result of this showed that the strategic planning of WBL did not completely accordance with the SPT model. Positioning and differentiation elements were still weak, and the brand was not well developed. Therefore, we recommend WBL to set targeted segmentation of all social backgrounds and ages, especially children. WBL should made the sea as main differentiated factor, thus it has marine tourism potential. WBL should build an image by providing best service quality, security, comfortness, cleanliness, and best quality rides.