Singapore School Kebon Jeruk Senior Secondary Students 2013 PowerPoint Presentations Unemployment Rate Causes and Consequences

2. Introduction
 Governments have a common objective,
that is to reduce unemployment.
 As a result, they are keeping a close
eyes on the employment trends.

3. What are employment trends?
 Labor force
 Labor force participation rate
 Employment by industrial sector
 Employment status
 Unemployment.

4. Labour force
 Total number of people of working age in
work or actively seeking work.

5. Labour force participation rate
 The ratio of the labour force over the
total population
 It represents the total supply of the
labour

6. People who are not part of labour
force include:
Students
Retired people
Stay-at-home parents

7. Employment by Industrial
Sector
 Amount of people employed by the
industrial sector
 Different in different countries

8. A little bit of example…
 In the US, agriculture empolyed just
3.7% of the empolyees in 2005
 While in South Asia or sub-Saharan
Africa, agriculture employs up to 60% of
the employees.

9. However…
 All of the countries are now experiencing
the same trends

10. Employment Status
 Most workers work full time (7-8 hrs),
but this varies in different countries
 In many countries, average hours per
week have decreased due to
- part time working
- better working conditions
- female participation

11. Thank You!