Title:
The Analysis of Information Search Patterns in the Youth Workforce during the Covid-19 Pandemic Using Google Trends

Authors:
Azis Hidayat, Agustinus Suryantoro, Lukman Hakim, Indonesia

Abstract:

This study aims to analyze the pattern of information seeking for the young workforce using Google Trends. This research was conducted in 2021 based on keywords trending in Indonesia that year. The data collected is in the form of time-series data from January to August 2021. The data obtained from the COVID-19 Task Force website is the number of additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 every day. And then, the data obtained from Google Trends is the subject of searches on Google that are trending in 2021 categories "What is it”, “How to", and "Covid 19". In addition, the purpose of this study was also to look at the trend of seeking information for young age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses Relative Search Volume (RSV) and Pearson Correlation Test to see the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/ijebmr.2022.6309