By Josemila S
In today’s world, the biggest problem faced by many people is unemployment. There are thousands and thousands of people with talents and skills, but they remain unemployed. Unemployment refers to a very serious issue not only in INDIA but in the whole world.
The growing population is also one of the major reasons for unemployment. Unemployment is the situation where skilled and talented people are not able to get the job. Every human being in the world is born with unique talents and each and every individual’s talents are very necessary in improving the world’s economic status.
Types of Unemployment
There are various types of unemployment existing in the world.
They are Seasonal Unemployment, Structural Unemployment, Disguised Unemployment, Open Unemployment, Structural Unemployment, Technological Unemployment, Underemployment, Educated Unemployment, Frictional Unemployment, Casual Unemployment, Chronic Unemployment, Cyclic Unemployment.
Among these the most commonly found unemployment are Seasonal Unemployment, Underemployment, Disguised Unemployment.
Seasonal Unemployment
This type of Unemployment occurs during certain seasons of the year. In Seasonal Unemployment the jobs of the workers are dependent on a particular season.
Disguised Unemployment
It is also called hidden Unemployment. In this type of Unemployment people are working than what is actually required.
Underemployment
In this type the workers are underused. The job does not use the workers’ skills and talents. It also includes people with full – time employment who live below the line of poverty.
Reasons For Unemployment
In India a large section of the population is one the reasons for the people being Unemployed. Not only in India in many of the countries this falls as the major reason for Unemployment.
Apart from these many factories and industries are always dependent on machines more than people. They always believe in machines and so the employment opportunities for the people decreases.
When the shares in the market decreases and when the investors lose hope both the Proprietor and employees face financial crises and Unemployment arises.
Consequences Of Unemployment
If the current situation remains the same Unemployment will arise as a major issue. Unemployment pulls down the economy of every country. Due to Unemployment in the economy the rate of poverty increases, crime rate increases, political instability, mental health, and many more causes to the nation.
It also leads to the demise of the nation. Unemployment leads to loss of GDP, loss of income for individuals, rapid technological change and loss of human resources. It affects our life, economy, health and community.
Government’s Initiative
The government has taken many measures to reduce Unemployment. Some schemes are PMIUPEP (Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Education Program), DPAP (Drought Prone Area Program),
Employment Assurance Scheme, Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The government has also made some rules to be flexible so that the private sector can also create more opportunities. Nowadays, the problem of Unemployment has reached its critical stage and the government has also taken many productive measures to Reduce Unemployment.
Conclusion
In 2020 due to Coronavirus, the rate of unemployed people has reached its peak. Even the people in the job were unemployed during and after COVID-19. Unemployment refers to the people who are employable but unable to find a job. The number of people employed in the economy refers to the health of the economy.
In 2020 the global rate of unemployment was 5.42 per cent. BURKINA FASO is the place where the rate of unemployment is high in the world that is 77 per cent in 2017. Qatar is one of the countries with the lowest unemployment rate (0.60%) and is also the richest country in the world. Some of the countries with the lowest unemployment rates are Cambodia, Thailand, Belarus, Benin, Gibraltar, Tonga, Isle of Man.
In November 2020 the rate of unemployment in INDIA was at (6.6%). 31 million people are jobless in India as per the Indian Government in September 2018. Some of the countries with the highest unemployment rates are Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique. In India, the urban areas of Lakshadweep had the highest unemployment rate from July 2017 to June 2018.
India ranks 86th place in the unemployment rate (%) among the countries in the world. The industrialists and the entrepreneurs should believe more in human beings than in machines and give opportunities to the Employees and give them a chance to prove their skills and talents. This may transform India into a country that has eradicated Unemployment that is all are employed according to their talents and skills.
