ABSTRACT This research is motivated by the number of unemployed in Pekanbaru City which has increased from year to year. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of the Pekanbaru City Manpower Office in overcoming unemployment in Pekanbaru City. The theory used in this study is the theory of public organizations by Jones (1993) in Mahsun (2013: 7-8) with three indicators, namely regu…