David Ramdeen's economics school-based assessment investigates unemployment in the White Water Meadows community, aiming to understand its causes, particularly among the youth who are disproportionately affected. The research identifies high unemployment rates influenced by factors such as education level, with many unemployed individuals coming from non-traditional schooling backgrounds, and reveals that the majority of respondents associate their unemployment with seasonal and structural factors. The report presents methodological insights, data presentations, analyses, and recommendations to address the unemployment issue in Jamaica.

1. ECONOMICS SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
Unemployment
An investigation into the unemployment of persons living in White Water Meadows
Name: DAVID RAMDEEN
Candidate Registration #:
School: Wolmer’s Boys’ School
Centre #:100128
Year of Exam:
Teacher:
Date of Submission:

2. Acknowledgements
Without input there is no output therefore I must show appreciation to those who lent a
helping hand in the creation of my Economics School Based Assessment.
First and foremost, I must thank God for providing all these other aides. I also must
thank you for giving strength to endure through all obstacles in order to fulfill this task.
Secondly, I have to recognize my teacher, for being a motivator and guide towards the
completion of the SBA.
Last but not least, I must say a big “THANK YOU!” to my group members for all their
hard work and cooperation as we all played a crucial role.

3. Table of Contents
UNEMPLOYMENT ....................................................................................................................... 1
Topic Statement........................................................................................................................... 1
Aims ............................................................................................................................................ 1
Objectives.................................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 2
Definition of Key Terms................................................................................................................. 3
Methodology................................................................................................................................... 5
Limitations ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Presentation of Data........................................................................................................................ 7
Interpretation and Analysis ........................................................................................................... 13
Findings......................................................................................................................................... 20
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 21
Recommendations......................................................................................................................... 22
References..................................................................................................................................... 24
Appendices.................................................................................................................................... 25
Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................ 25
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN MY COMMUNITY? ................ 25
Bar Chart Showing Unemployment Rate.................................................................................. 27

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UNEMPLOYMENT
Topic Statement
An investigation into the unemployment of persons living in White Water Meadows
Aims
The aims of this investigation are as follows:
1. To develop an attitude of independent research
2. To develop an interest in Economics through research and analysis
3. To apply economic theory to a more practical framework
Objectives
 To define unemployment
 To find out the causes for unemployment in White Water Meadows
 To find out why youth are unemployed and why it’s more prevalent among in this age
groups.
 To evaluate the cost of unemployment
 To examine the reactions of respondents from White Water Meadows towards Labour in
Jamaica

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Introduction
Unemployment is simply the state of being unemployed which is a person without a paid
job but available to work. This research was particularly hand-picked due to the fact that this is
also faced in Jamaica and it’s sad to see that people of the country are hindering economic
development of Jamaica. Based off of April 2017 which was the beginning of the current fiscal
year, the country had a surprising unemployment rate of 12.7% (STATIN report on The Jamaica
Observer) resultantly we can conduce that there is are problems with the labour force. In the
research there will be an investigation into the unemployment of persons living in my
community. This designated community is White Water Meadows, which is not known for crime
and violence, however a number of the residents are unemployed and are paying rent.
Surprisingly, all types of unemployment exist in my community based on the research.
Throughout this assessment, many things can be learnt like: reasons and solutions for
unemployment, age range and gender of unemployed in Jamaica

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Definition of Key Terms
According to Economics for CSEC by Patricia Gopie:
Unemployment Rate- “The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons measured
as a percentage of the labour force”.
Unemployment1-Any person who is actively seeking employment and is willing and able to
work at the existing wage rate but is unable to find work even though they have actively seeking
employment within the last four weeks is considered to be unemployed”.
Frictional- “Though there are jobs these unemployed do not have skills to match the jobs, or they
are unwilling or not able to move to that part of the country where the job is”.
Search1- This occurs when someone who is unemployed does not take the first job that he/she is
offered because they are search for a better paying or more suitable job.
Seasonal1- This is when there is demand for certain products or when a particular crop is in
‘season’ and is unemployed for the rest of the year.
Structural1-This occurs when there is a change in the industry. The following are causes:
improvement of technology enabling capital to replace labour, when there is falling world
demand for an export, reducing output, thus employing less labour.
Cyclical1-This occurs when there is a fall in aggregate (total) demand in the economy so firms in
the economy reduce output, so they will employ less factors of labour including labour
Real Wage1- Real Wage unemployment occurs when the wages a worker is willing to accept
(real wages) is in excess of those an employer is willing to pay

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Inflation- “Inflation is defined as the steady and continuous rise in the general price level (that is,
an average of all prices in the economy)”.
GDP1- Gross domestic product is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and
services produced in a period of time.
Economic Growth- “Economic Growth is the increase in real per capita domestic product. Real
per capita GDP is the real GDP per head of the population. This is found by dividing GDP by the
total population”.
Monetary policy1-This is the use of interest rates, availability of credit, market operations,
required reserve ratio to control the money supply and, consequently, the aggregate demand in
the economy
According to an article on Investopedia by Amy Fontinelle:
Standard of Living- “Standard of living generally refers to the level of wealth, comfort, material
goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class, in a certain geographic area.”
Quality of Life1- Quality of life is more subjective than standard of living and intangible and
refers to the general wellbeing of individuals and society.
 The superscripts signify that they were summarized or edited definitions from the
resource stated above

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Methodology
The researched data in this SBA was accumulated by means of primary sources which
included questionnaires and secondary sources which were newspaper articles and webpages.
Firstly, I on behalf of my group had handed out 20 questionnaires to people in the area of White
Water Meadows. The results of the research were calculated and tallied with my fellow group
members to output the charts below. The questionnaire was a necessity in order to fulfill my
objectives. In order to get the questionnaires completed, I had to ride around my community and
distribute them to trustworthy neighbors. Secondly, I had visited the internet for statistics on the
unemployment of Jamaica. Although a newspaper article had given some information, I saw the
need to seek additional information. Lastly but by no means least for past and present insight on
unemployment in the country as a whole I collected a few newspaper articles which consisted of
unemployment rates, social and political risks, policy actions, causes, and a complete overview.
However, the articles didn’t just come to me, I had to go these newspaper publishers namely,
The Jamaica Gleaner and The Daily Observer and request original copies of them.

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Limitations
The following limitations were faced:
 Some neighbours didn’t understand the questions, hence I had problems with presenting
the data.
 The questions that could be freely answer gave a change to respondents to write anything,
and a range of answers were given which caused difficulty in tallying the data.
(Questions 7 & 12)
 There was no deadline for the collection of the questionnaires, hence a few had to
postponed until a later date, resulting in postponement of this SBA.
 The newspapers obtained from The Jamaica Gleaner and The Daily Observer, took some
time to obtain as there was a long line to wait in. This took approximately 30-45 minutes

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Presentation of Data
Figure 1. shows the comparison of the employed and unemployed people who took part in the
questionnaire; 12 out of the 20 people were unemployed while 8 were employed.
60%
40%
Figure 1
Unemployed
Employed
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Men Women
Figure 2
Men
Women

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Figure 2. shows that the comparison of unemployed between men and women. It can be
concluded that majority of the women were unemployed being 9/12 and men being 3/12.
Figure 3. Presents the age ranges of the respondents, showing that the most frequent age range of
the unemployed is 18-25 which was 50% of the unemployed.
Figure 4. Represents the number of dependents possessed by the employed as well as
unemployed personnel.
50%
25%
25%
Figure 3
18-25 26-35 36+
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
0 1-2 3-4 Other
People
Dependents
Figure 4
# of People(Unemployed) # of People(Employed)

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Figure 5. Shows the number of people attending different types of schools and presents that
majority of the unemployed in my community attended non-tradition schools.
Figure 4. shows that the maximum level of education received by the respondents was “Other”.
Hence, this proves that these unemployed had little or no level of education.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Non-Traditional Technical Traditional
PEOPLE
SCHOOL
Figure 5
# of People(Unemployed) # of People(Employed)

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Figure 5. indicate summarized causes of unemployment pertaining to what the respondent put.
From the chart above the recurrent cause was Seasonal Unemployment which was 4 out of the 12
people.
Figure 6. shows how the unemployed are affected. It can be concluded that the major effect to
them is a poor standard of living/quality of life.
Seasonal,
33.33%
Structural, 25%
Frictional , 25%
Real Wage,
8.33%
Search, 8.33%
FIGURE 7
Figure 5
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
Poor Quality
of
Life/Standard
of Living
Housing
Tension Poor Health
83.3%
8.3%
8.3%
Figure 8
Poor Quality of Life/Standard of
Living
Housing Tension
Poor Health

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Figure 9. shows the minimum salaries that these unemployed respondents would accept.
Figure 7. represents the people who believe/don’t believe that the government provides sufficient
amount of jobs for Jamaican citizens. Based on reponses,10 people believed so while the other
10 didn’t believe.
# of People(Unemployed)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Axis Title
Figure 9
$15,000 - $20,000 $21,000 - $30,000 $31,000 - $45,000 $46,000 +
50%50%
Figure 10
Yes No

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Figure 8. shows the comparison of people who would or wouldn’t go overseas in search of a job
Form the sunburst chart we can conclude that 13 people wouldn’t go overseas and seek a job if
they got the job.
Figure 9. shows a clustered bar chart showing the reason for their answer in question 11. The red
bar represents why they would go overseas whereas the blue bar represents why these
respondents wouldn’t go overseas (Stay in Jamaica).
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Suitable to their desire
Better Pay
Better Conditions/Comfort
Feeling of Safety
Figure 12
Overseas(Yes) Jamaica(No)

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Interpretation and Analysis
The research was carried out to investigate unemployment specifically my community
with a correlation of Jamaica inclusive. My community is situated in the suburbs and is slowly
growing economically due to the introduction of new infrastructure, communities and public
buildings. The questionnaires were used to try to find out each person’s main information (like
that of an application form) eg. qualification, also their thoughts on unemployment as a whole
were interrogated. results were tallied up as a rough work and were represented in various forms
namely, charts and graphs.
Twenty of my neigbours were given questionnaires. There were 8 men and 12 women. Because
of the topic being unemployment, I tried to issue most of the questionnaires to the unemployed in
order to observe common views. It was found that out of the 12 unemployed, 75% of them were
females and men were the 25%. The common perception of Jamaicans that women should do
house duties while the men should go out and would have more than likely influenced the
results.
In analyzing the unemployed on the basis of ages it was found that 50% of unemployed in
my community would be considered as youth. In many economies, youth unemployment is the
most prevalent. The overall rate of unemployment is 12.7% but unemployment among the youth
is 24.5%(both based off of STATIN). Youth unemployment is higher than the national average
for several reasons: persons leaving school would lack the experience which is required to
perform almost any job. It should be noted that whenever a job is advertised a minimum amount
of years of working experience is usually sought, this will stand in the way of youth. Persons just
leaving school would essentially have CXC/CSEC qualifications and a few would have CAPE
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the CSEC student would seek a job. When the rate of unemployment is high, the supply of
labour is greater than the demand leaving the employer to choose the best of the crop. The youths
are likely to lack the discipline to sit one place and work for 8 hours. This is something they
would have to learn overtime. Many employers would lack the will to employ these persons and
train them. The marginal productivity of the youths could be very low, and they should be paid
low wages to reflect their low marginal productivity. However, the youths aren’t likely to accept
these low wages. This result is followed by 25% which ranges from ages 25-35. These would be
considered as young adults. This was followed by another 25% which ranges from 36+.These are
persons who would be with experience and would usually be in managerial capacity and would
earn a level of higher income, however this isn’t the case among these people.
Employers have a preference for the traditional high school since many of them would have been
“old boys” from schools such as Wolmer’s Boys School, Jamaica College, St.George’s College,
etc. Some requiring technical skills would employ students from the technical, whilst students
from the non-traditional schools will be at a disadvantage. Relative to the unemployed
population, 58.3% attended non-traditional schools,25% attended technical schools, and 16.67%
attended traditional high schools. While, results from the employed population showed that 25%
attended non-traditional, while a total of 37.5% attended technical and traditional high schools
respectively. From this we can see that it is more likely for a graduate from a traditional or
technical high school to be employed than a graduate from a non-traditional high school.
The higher the level of education, the more likely it is for someone to be employed or the less
likely it is to be unemployed. Fewer persons will receive higher level of education such as
Degrees and more persons having a lower level of education such as secondary graduate and
primary graduate. A total of 10% of the respondents have a university degree. Another 15%

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possessed diplomas. Another 15% possessed a primary education. The prevalent response was
“Other” which was 40% of the respodents hence these people had little or no education.
A total of 60% of the respondents claim that they are unemployed. It is very unlikely that they
know the correct definition for unemployment and may have been placed in other categories
such as not a part of the labour force. The remaining 40% is employed.
There are several types of unemployment such as seasonal, search, real wage, frictional and
structural. However, the majority of the unemployed in my community can be described as
seasonal, structural and frictional. The seasonally unemployed represents 33.33% of the
respondents. Many persons in the community work on new infrastructure being built around the
community like plazas, and other communities for eg. Jacaranda and The Orchards. Hence, these
construction men are only employed at this time. Additionally, is the sugar plantation which once
surrounded the community, now just nearby due to new infrastructure taking up several parts of
the plantation. This industry has two clearly defined seasons: 1. A harvest season where cane is
reaped and manufactured into sugar. During this season several persons are employed, both
skilled and unskilled workers. 2. During the dull season there is no reaping of canes nor
manufacturing of sugar and only a small fraction of skilled technical labor will be employed to
maintain and repair the machines for the next crop. The 25% of the frictionally unemployed in
White Water Meadows can be due to the students of this designated area would particularly
attend Inswood High, St. Jago High and St. Catherine High, among others. When they graduate,
some will be seeking jobs for the first term. They would suffer from a temporary type of
unemployment known as frictional unemployment. Persons in the community would have quit
their jobs and others would have been fired, the time it takes to find a new job would render them
temporarily unemployed. This type of unemployment is known a Frictional Unemployment.

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Respectively, the other 25% is structural unemployment. The introduction of the combined
harvester has been employed to cut the canes and to load the cane into trucks or tractors. All
these activities were carried out manually. The introduction of the new technology in the form of
the combined harvester would have led to a substantial loss of jobs known as job destruction.
This type of unemployment brought about by a change in technology is a type of structural
unemployment. For e.g. A number of big buses were being manufactured in Jamaica however
the demand for these buses have decreased due to the introduction of the coaster buses and taxis.
Persons who used to be employed in the community building these buses would have lost their
jobs. This type of unemployment arising from a change in demand is known as Structural
Unemployment.
The lowest types of unemployment faced in my community were Real Wage and Search, each
having 8.33% of the population of the respondents. These respondents who denied their first job
and is looking for a better paying or more convenient job is said to be facing Search
Unemployment. Whilst the other 8.33% was surplus labour who are now unemployed. Hence,
due to raising of the equilibrium wage rate, there is no less demand for these workers.
Unemployment leads to several adverse consequences, one of which is a low living standard and
a poor quality of life. This accounts for 83.33% of the unemployed. Standard of living which
evaluates the following factors: income, GDP, inflation rate, poverty and economic growth.
Quality of life would go together in this case; hence these people were not highly satisfied with
their general being. Hence, they will be unable to provide for themselves and their families and
they are not satisfied with their wellbeing. The problem becomes worse when these persons have
many dependents. However, it is important to know that the actual GDP will be less than
potential GDP, this means goods and services that could have been produced to satisfy the

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consumers would have been forgone. This opportunity cost known as the dead weight loss of
unemployment, since output is decreasing, a recession will be the result. A total of 8.33% of the
unemployed cited family tensions. Since they’re unemployed, there is little or no income, hence
the family is not satisfied, there is always conflict and they are unable to pay rent, mortgage or
any other related bills. Another 8.33% cited Poor Health as the consequence of their
unemployment. For eg. A company provides wellness and health to its workers, however a
company laid off a few workers. The personnel who used to benefit a lot from this now have no
access to this health facility, and since is unemployed now has little income to to take care of
her/his health now.
When persons are unemployed for an extended period they are likely to accept lower ranges than
the equilibrium wage rate. In analyzation of the results the majority (50%) of the respondents
would settle for $15,000- $20,000 per month. This is normally the case when desperation hits as
they are practically just trying to survive. Following was 25% who would settle for $21,000-
$30,000, then 16.67% would settle for $31,000-$45,000. The remaining 8.33% would only settle
for $46,000+. It’s unlikely that these people are in severe need of income since they’re desired
minimum salary is relatively high.
When unemployment is occurring significantly, a spiral of beliefs and opinions is normally going
to be brought about. A total of 50% of the community’s population believes that the government
is not providing enough jobs for its employees. The remaining 50% believe the opposite.
However, many of these respondents aren’t aware that the government provides jobs only for the
civil servants and public-sector workers. Most of the jobs are supposed to be provided by the
private sector. However, many people see the government as a mammoth(huge) job creator.

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Many persons who are unemployed in Jamaica seek employment overseas. Many of our nurses
have been migrating as well as many of our teachers are going to U.S.A, U.K and Japan. A total
of 35% say they would go overseas and 65% says no.
Many persons migrate or seek employment abroad for various reasons. 40% of the respondents
have opted for a better salary, additionally since the currency is likely to have greater value on
the foreign exchange market, the respondents will be even more influenced. 30% find it more
convenient (suitable to their desire), meaning there are more jobs or opportunities suitable to
their career path and it’s likely to be advantageous. Another 20% mentioned security reasons.
These people will feel safe somewhere else and relative to unemployment is the result of a major
social problem; crime. Hence the feel less secure in Jamaica due to excessive crime. Another
10% cited better working conditions and comfort.
Research via other means includes newspaper articles which speak of unemployment of
Jamaica as a whole are used in comparison with my results to investigate my community. Based
on reports from STATIN (Statistical Institute of Jamaica) posted in The Jamaica Observer, the
nation's unemployment rate, for April 2017 was 12.2 %, representing a decrease of 1.5 % points
when compared to the rate of 13.7 % for April 2016. STATIN also said that unemployment for
males decreased from 9.6 % to 9.5 % while the rate for females decreased from 18.4% to 15.3%.
With relation to this, results from STATIN which were posted show a bar chart of the
unemployment rate from 2013(see Appendices). This portrays that in 2013 the unemployment
rate was approximately 16.4% has reached a minimum of 12.2% in 2017. By making a
hypothesis that more jobs were provided, more retraining programs and projects were
introduced, and the government has implemented the necessary policies well can support the
decrease in unemployment rate. In the Daily Gleaner it has been stated that employment is

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growing, however the unemployment situation is still a chronic issue. It also said real gross
domestic product (GDP) seems on target to grow by 1.7 per cent in fiscal year 2016-17, driven
by agriculture, construction and tourism, while inflation and the current account deficit remain
contained, supported by low oil prices. It is very evident that my community has grown. Firstly,
there has been the introduction of new infrastructure ie. roads (in 2013 the main road was of
appalling quality), secondly money supply has increased as there are new plazas and
communities nearby. By observing the research and information present you can see that
inflation is a very integral sector of unemployment. (See both articles and screenshot in
Appendices)

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Findings
The findings of the study are:
1. Youth unemployment was cited as the highest among the population.
2. A majority of the unemployed prefer to remain within the country and only 35% would
seek employment overseas and 65% would remain.
3. The type of unemployment that is most prevalent among adults is season unemployment
4. A total of 50% believe that the state is not providing enough jobs for the people of the
country. However, the state provides jobs for only the civil servants and the public sector.
Most of the jobs are provided by the private sector. The state is only a facilitator of job
creation.
5. Most of the graduates from traditional high schools and technical high schools will find
jobs. Unemployment should be highest among the graduates from non-traditional
graduates.
6. The majority attribute “poor living standard and poor quality of life” was the major cost
of unemployment.

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Conclusion
In completion of this School Based Assessment, I can splendidly say that all the
objectives/targets were met. Investigations otherwise were also made for e.g. Effects of
unemployment in my community. In my community, the main reason of unemployment was
seasonal unemployed based on the survey. The gender mostly unemployed was women and the
overall age was above 35 years old. The most suitable solution to decrease unemployment in my
community would be reflationary fiscal policy, as this comes with a variety of benefits. is when
the government increases government expenditure and reduces taxes. The government
expenditure can provide development projects providing jobs for unemployed and be spent on
retraining programs and job centres to give these unemployed new skills and traits, so they don’t
have to wait until their ‘season’ and can choose from other jobs from their ‘seasoned’ job. With
all this researched information, it can be settled that this investigation was successful.

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Recommendations
Unemployment is an issue encountered day-to-day by millions of people in every crevice
and corner of planet Earth. This issue leads on to more problems creating an infinite list.
Therefore, we need to imply solutions and measures to reduce it. These measures include:
Retraining Programs-Retraining will assist those who are experiencing structural unemployment.
This is will aid them because they will learn new skills resulting therefore making them more
employable
Government Projects-This includes the construction of new infrastructure to lure workers into
the area. This will reduce frictional unemployed who are geographically immobile
Job Centers and More Advertising of Available Jobs- This will reduce frictional and search
unemployment. This is so because it increases the awareness of unemployed and hence increases
the amount of jobs which needs a variety of skills and relative to search unemployment, this will
give these unemployed more opportunities for a better job.
Expansionary Fiscal Policy- When the government spends on projects they can reduce seasonal,
structural and cyclical unemployment by a vast extent. These workers start receiving a wage, part
of which is spent on goods and services, and so boosting aggregate demand. Secondly, when the
government grants to firms located in areas where there is a concentration of unemployed
persons it will reduce frictional unemployment
Expansionary Monetary Policy-The falling interest rates would cause firms and individuals to
spend more. This would increase aggregate demand which will trigger output to be increased and
so employ more workers

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Regulations and Agreements with Trade Unions-This will decrease the demands made to
increase the wage rate above the equilibrium wage rate will help to reduce real wage
unemployment
Establishment of Unemployment Agencies-This will inform people who are registered with this
agency when there is a possible job for them. This will reduce frictional unemployment, which in
this case is caused by a lack of information.
Strengthening the National Youth Service Program- When this is strengthened, youth
unemployment will inevitably decrease since young men and women as this will empower
youths, steer them towards national service(volunteerism) and to facilitate career development
eg. Work experience.
To encourage the apprenticeship program- This will give adults a chance to learn, train or
improve for a job that will do or plan to do in the future, which will help to reduce particularly
youth, frictional and season unemployment.

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References
 Gopie, P. (2010). Economics for CSEC examinations. Oxford: Macmillan Education.
 “Unemployment in Jamaica Still Chronic, Says IMF.” The Gleaner, 19 Apr. 2017.
 “Unemployment Rate Decreases – STATIN Report.” Jamaica Observer, 18 Aug. 2017.
 “Jamaica Unemployment Rate 1991-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast.” Trading
Economics. Statistical Institute of Jamaica, tradingeconomics.com/jamaica/unemploymet-
rate. Accessed 20 October 2017.
 “Jamaica Youth Unemployment Rate 2012-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar.” Trading
Economics. Statistical Institute of Jamaica, tradingeconomics.com/jamaica/youth-
unemployment-rate. Accessed 10 March 2018

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Appendices
Questionnaire
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN MY COMMUNITY?
I will be conducting a survey to determine the causes of unemployment in my community. I am a
student of the Wolmer’s Boys School and this information is for my Student Based Assessment.
Please tick an answer for all questions askedbelow. The information will be kept
confidential.
1. What is your gender?
 Male
 female
2. In which age range do you fall?
 18-25
 26-35
 36+
3. How many dependents (other than spouse) do you have?
 0
 1-2
 2-4
 Other
4. What type of school did you attend?
 Non-Traditional
 Technical
 Traditional
5. What is the maximum level of education you received?
 Degree
 Diploma
 Primary Graduate
 Secondary Graduate
 Other_________________
6. Are you unemployed?
 Yes
 No
7. If unemployed, what is the cause of your unemployment?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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8. If unemployed, how are you affected being unemployed?
 Poor Standard of Living / Poor Quality of Life (freedom, rights, happiness)
 Poor Health
 Housing/Family Tension
9. If you could be employed at the moment, what is the minimum salary you would work
for? (per month)
 15,000 - 20,000
 21,000 - 30,000
 31,000 - 45,000
 46,000 +
10. Do you think the government provides sufficient amount of jobs for Jamaican citizens?
 Yes
 No
11. Would you go overseas and seek a job if you got the chance?
 Yes
 No
12. Give reasons for your answer.
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

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Bar Chart Showing Unemployment Rate
*Hardcopies of the newspaper articles can’t be submitted therefore the references have to be
used for further insight*