Unemployment
Unemployment
Unemployment
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OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
Employment
Types of unemployment
Consequences of unemployment
Unemployment and economic growth
Causes of unemployment
To eradicate unemployment
Conclusion
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MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT
The labour force survey(ILO measure) – An
internationally agreed standard measure of
unemployment
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TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Seasonal
Regular seasonal changes in employment / labour
demand
Affects certain industries more than others
Catering and leisure
Construction
Retailing
Tourism
Agriculture
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TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Frictional
Transitional unemployment due to people moving
between jobs: Includes people experiencing short
spells of unemployment
Includes new and returning entrants into the labour
market
Imperfect information about available job
opportunities can lengthen the period of someone’s
job search
STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
Arises from the mismatch of skills and job
opportunities as the pattern of labour demand in the
economy changes
Occupational immobility of labour
Often involves long-term unemployment
Prevalent in regions where industries go into long-
term decline
Industries such as mining, engineering and textiles
CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
There is a cyclical relationship between demand, output,
employment and unemployment
Caused by a fall in aggregate demand leading to a loss of
real national output and employment
A slowdown can lead to businesses laying off workers
because they lack confidence that demand will recover
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A WORKING DEFINITION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
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Retirement
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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QUESTIONS ?
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