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Economic growth is the main important thing in order to develop the regional development. Jawa Timur has the potential to develop its economic growth because of one of the most populous province in Indonesia. This advantage means Jawa Timur has more human resources rather than other provinces in Indonesia. In the other hand, economic growth in Jawa Timur is not spread evenly. It indicates that each districts/cities in Jawa Timur province have varied human resources with different conditions in health, education and standard of living. The data for this paper were obtained from Statistics Jawa Timur as known as BPS Jawa Timur (Badan Pusat Statistik, the Central Bureau of Statistics Jawa Timur) and consisted of 38 districts/cities. This paper aims to present the use of panel data analysis that use fixed effect model in order to assess economic growth under the influence of determinant factors. Its main determinant factors are health, education and standard of living. The study finds that health, education and standard of living affect the economic growth in Jawa Timur. Implications of the study are the increase of education and standard of living can be encouraged the economic growth in Jawa Timur.