UNEMPLOYMENT

BY ALISHA
 What is unemployment?

• UNEMPLOYMENT REFERS TO A SITUATION IN WHICH THE

WORKER WHO ARE CAPABLE OF WORKING AND WILLING
TO WORK DO NOT GET EMPLOYMENT.

• UNEMPLOYMENT IS AN MAJOR PROBLEM FACED BY MANY

OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA.

• UNEMPLOYMENT IS OFTEN USED AS A MEASURE OF

HEALTH OF THE ECONOMY.
Types of unemployment

1. OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
2. DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT
3. SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
4. CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
5. EDUCATED UNEMPLOYMENT
6. STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
7. UNDEREMPLOYMENT
8. FICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
 Main cause of unemployment

 CASTE SYSTEM
 SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH
 INCREASE IN POPULATION
 AGRICULTURE IN SEASONAL OCCUPATION
 JOINT FAMILY SYSTEM
 FALL OF COTTAGE AND SMALL INDUSTRIES
 LESS SAVING AND INVESTMENTS
How to measure
unemployment rate?

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS CALCULATED BY

EXPRESSING THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
PERSON AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF PERSON IN THE LABOUR FORCE.

Unemployment rate
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF INDIA
8.00%

7.00%

6.00%

5.00%
UNEMPLOYMENT
4.00% RATE OF INDIA

3.00%

2.00%

1.00%

0.00%
010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
 EFFECTS OF
UNEMPLOYMENT
EFFECTS

SOCIAL INDIVIDUA
LEVEL L LEVEL

LAW & LOSS OF DIRECT

CIVIL MENTAL
ORDER SELF LINKED TO
UNREST STRESS
POBLEMS ESTEEM POVERTY
 GOVERNMENT POLICIES
TO REDUCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
 NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

 RURAL LANDLESS EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE PROGRAM

 JAWAHAR ROZGAR YOJANA

 FOOD-FOR-WORK PROGRAM

 INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

 TRAINING RURAL YOUTH FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT

STEPS TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

 RECONSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURE

 RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION

 POPULATION CONTROL

 REORIENTATION OF EDUCATION SYSTEM

 ENCOURAGEMENT OF SMALL ENTERPRISES

 GUIDING CENTRES AND MORE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

 CONCLUSION
Unemployment is a serious issue for any economy. It creates
negative affects to unemployed as they are jobless and suffer
from worse prospects to find new job and those who are
employed feel less secure to keep their jobs in future.
However for overall development of economy, government
and individuals has to take initiative steps in increasing the
productivity and improving the standard of living.
THANK YOU