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Topic: How

School: educational centre

Territory: Jamaica

Year: 2011

Teacher: Miss

EconomicsSchool

Based Assessm

Gender M F

Age 18-23 32-36 37-44 45 and over

1. Are you currently Unemployed?

Yes No

2. What do you think is the main cause of unemployment?

Lack of Skill Laziness Lack of experience Current Recession

3. What are some of the challenges faced because of being unemployed?

PovertyAbuse Poor standard of living Poor Health

4. What strategies do you use to survive?

Remittance from abroad Self employment Stealing Begging

5. Do you have any dependents?

Yes No

6. How does being unemployed impact on your dependents?

Depression Inability to attend School can`t provide them with basic

necessity

7. How do you rate unemployment level in your community?

High Moderate Low

8. What impact does this unemployment affect have on your community?

Increase crime and violence Break in and Entering

Increase poverty rate

9. What do you think can be done to solve the problem?

Provision for more jobs more training center other means

10. What can the government do to reduce the unemployment rate?

Decrease interest rate Reduce Expenditure Other

Background

A large proportion of labour in the Community is for the most part tied to agriculture and,

because of the seasonal nature of some products, there are a few times people are

unemployed. The reason for this is of past hurricanes which many people to lose their crops so

they were unemployed for a period of time and had to wait for young crops to grow before

they are back in business again.

An economic condition marked by the fact that individuals actively seeking jobs remain

unhired. Unemployment is expressed as a percentage of the total available work force. The

level of unemployment varies with economic conditions and other circumstances.

Unemployment is an economic condition where an individual or individuals seeking jobs remain

un-hired. The level of unemployment differs with economic conditions and other market forces.

Frictional Unemployment: Frictional unemployment is a temporary condition. This

unemployment occurs when an individual is out of his current job and looking for another job.

The time period of shifting between two jobs is known as frictional unemployment. The

probability of getting a job is high in a developed economy and this lowers the probability of

What is Unempl

Types of Unempl

frictional unemployment. There are employment insurance programs to tide over frictional

unemployment

Structural Unemployment: Structural unemployment occurs due to the structural changes

within an economy. This type of unemployment occurs when there is a mismatch of skilled

workers in the labour market. Some of the causes of the structural unemployment are

geographical immobility (difficulty in moving to a new work location), occupational immobility

(difficulty in learning a new skill) and technological change (introduction of new techniques and

technologies that need less labour force). Structural unemployment depends on the growth

rate of an economy and also on the structure of an industry.

Classical Unemployment: Classical unemployment is also known as the real wage unemployment or

disequilibrium unemployment. This type of unemployment occurs when trade unions and labour

organization bargain for higher wages, which leads to fall in the demand for labour.

Cyclical Unemployment: Cyclic unemployment when there is a recession. When there is a downturn in

an economy, the aggregate demand for goods and services decreases and demand for labour decreases.

At the time of recession, unskilled and surplus labours become unemployed. Read about causes of

economic recession.

Seasonal Unemployment: A type of unemployment that occurs due to the seasonal nature of the job is

known as seasonal unemployment. The industries that are affected by seasonal unemployment are

hospitality and tourism industries and also the fruit picking and catering industries.

Causes of

Unempl

In the set up of a modern market economy, there are many factors, which contribute to unemployment.

Causes of unemployment are varied and it may be due to the following factors:

Rapid changes in technology

Recessions

Inflation

Disability

Undulating business cycles

Changes in tastes as well as alterations in the climatic conditions. This may in turn lead to

decline in demand for certain services as well as products.

Attitude towards employers

Willingness to work

Perception of employees

Employee values

Discriminating factors in the place of work (may include discrimination on the basis of age, class,

ethnicity, colour and race).

Ability to look for employment

Causes of

Unempl

Figure A

Figure 1. Shows the gender of the persons who took part in the survey.

The diagram above shows that 65% of persons who took part in the survey were males and a

smaller percentage 35% of persons were females.

It can be concluded that a larger majority of persons who took part in the survey were males.

Analysis

Interpretation

Figure B

Figure B shows the age groups of persons who took part in the survey.

Figure B shows that 40% of persons are between the ages of 18-23, 20% are the ages 24-31,

15% are 32-36, and another 15% are 37-44 and 10% of persons are 45 and over.

It can be concluded that most of the respondents were between the ages 18-23. This shows

that a majority of young persons took part in the survey.

Figure 1 shows the amount of people currently unemployed.

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 1

The diagram above (figure 1) shows that 75% of the respondents are currently unemployed and

25% of persons are currently employed.

It can be concluded that a large percentage of persons living in are currently unemployed.

Figure 2. Shows what the persons think are the main causes of unemployment.

Figure 2

Interpretation

Analysis

The figure above shows that 35% of persons voted being the current recession, 30% think

that it is due to the lack of skill, 25% think it is because of the lack of experience and the final

10% think it is due to laziness.

It can be concluded that the 2 main reasons of unemployment is the current recession and the

lack of skill according to the findings.

Figure3. shows what some of the challenges faced because of being unemployed.

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 3

Figure 3 above shows that 35% of persons are affected by poor standards of living, 30% are

living in Poverty, 20% are affected by Poor Health and 15% are abused.

It can be concluded that the main effect unemployment have on the persons are poor

standards of living and Poverty.

Figure 4 belowshows the strategies used to survive.

Interpre

Analysis

Figure 4

In the figure above 45% of the respondents stated that they got remittance from abroad, 35%

stated self employed, 20% stated that they live by begging to survive and no one selected

Stealing as a means of surviving.

A conclusion can be made that in order to survive most respondents get remittances from

abroad and others are self employed and a smaller amount survive by begging. There was no

responds to stealing.

Figure 5 shows the amount of respondents with dependants.

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 5

In the diagram above 85% of the respondents selected that they had dependents while 15%

selected no which means they are responsible for no one.

It can be concluded that a large number of the respondents have dependents.

Interpre

Analysis

Figure 6

Figure 6 shows the impact of unemployment on dependents.

50% of respondents Can provide with the basic necessity, 28% of the respondents selected that

their dependents cannot attend school and 22% selected that they have depression.

It can be concluded that most of the respondents can provide with the basic necessities.

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 7

Figure 7 shows the level of unemployment in the community of Milk River.

Figure7 above, 60% of the respondents selected that the level of unemployment is high,

25% selected that it was medium and 15% stated that the level of unemployment is low.

It can be concluded that the level of unemployment is high in the community of Based on the

findings.

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 8 shows the effects of unemployment in.

The graph shows that 40% of respondents selected Shop lifting, 35% selected Juvenile

delinquency and 25% of persons selected Increase in Crime and violence.

It can be concluded that robberies have taken place in the community a lot since there is a high

percentage of respondents selecting shoplifting.

Figure 8

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 9 shows what can be done to solve the problem.

The diagram shows that 55% of respondents stated provisions of more jobs would solve the

problem, 35% selected more training centres and 10% selected other means.

It can be concluded from the findings that provision for more jobs would solve the problem.

Figure 9

Interpretation

Analysis

Figure 10 shows what the government can do to reduce the unemployment rate.

15% of the respondents selected that the decrease interest rates and 25% selected other

means and 60% reduce Expenditure.

It can be concluded that the government should decrease interest rates so more persons are able to get jobs.

Figure

10

Interpretation

Analysis

The research was carried out to investigate unemployment affects the community of

and what respondents think can be done to solve the problem. The purpose of the study was

to improve my research skills and find out more information on the topic unemployment.

Questionnaires were given to random persons of both sexes and of all age groups the

questionnaires were fitted with an easy to answer system which participants decide there

answer and tick the appropriate box located beside the answer. The results of the

questionnaires were then tallied and combined to complete the research.

Methodology

Introduction i

Acknowledgement ii

Aims and Objectives 1

Background StudyWhat is unemployment? 2

Types of Unemployment 2

Causes of Unemployment 2

Methodology 3

Questionnaires 4, 5

PresentationsFigure A - Interpretation and Analysis 6

Figure B - Interpretation and Analysis 7

Figure 1 Interpretation and Analysis 8

Figure 2 - Interpretations and Analysis 9

Figure 3 - Interpretation and Analysis 10

Figure 4 - Interpretation and Analysis 11

Figure 5 - Interpretation and Analysis 12

Figure 6 - Interpretation and Analysis 13

Figure 7- Interpretation and Analysis 14

Figure 8 - Interpretation and Analysis 15

Figure 9 - Interpretation and Analysis 16

Figure 10 - Interpretation and Analysis 17

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