2. CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT
Employment is an
essential requirement of
human life.
Employment is now
treated as a fundamental
right.
Full employment is an ideal
situation when
“jobs, rather than men,
should wait”
3. WHAT IS UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment may b defined as a state in which
large number of able bodied persons who are willing
to work at a prevailing wage rates but do not get
jobs
Unemployment is a socio economic problem
6. Causes of Unemployment
Structural
• When the whole structure or type of
industry changes.
• For examples Scotland used to be mostly
heavy manufacturing and now it is mainly
based on services.
7. Causes of Unemployment
Seasonal
•Some jobs only exist or are more common in
certain ‘seasons’.
•For example tourism in the summer and
shop work at Christmas.
10. 1. Rapidly rising rural population
2. Dependence on agriculture
3. Backward and seasonal nature of Indian
agriculture
4. Decline of handicrafts
5. Lack of adequate educational facilities
6. Inadequate development of infrastructure
facilities
7. Slow rate of economic development
CAUSES OF RURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
11. 1. Wastage of labour force
2. Pressure on agriculture
3. Mass poverty
4. Indebtedness
5. Suicides
6. Frustration leading to anti social activities
7. Low self esteem and dignity
EFFECTS OF RURAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
12. 1. Growing urban population
2. Industrial sickness
3. Slow rate of industrial growth
4. Growing use of modern technology
5. Defective educational system
6. Use of capital intensive technology
7. Migration
CAUSES OF URBAN
UNEMPLOYMENT
13. 1. Wastage of manpower
2. Anti social activities
3. Frustration
4. Law and order situation affected
5. Threat to orderly social-economic life
EFFECTS OF URBAN
UNEMPLOYMENT
