Unemployment
Unemployment: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Unemployment, Disguised Unemployment, Seasonal Unemployment, Educated Unemployment, Rural Unemployment, Urban Unemployment and, Effects of Unemployment on Individual and Economy
Important Questions on Unemployment
Suggest any five measures to remove unemployment and create more employment or jobs.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Agriculture is the most labour-absorbing sector of the economy.
II. In the secondary sector, the cottage industry is the most labour-absorbing one.
III. In the secondary sector, the most labour-absorbing sector is the small-scale industry.

In a farmer's household in West Bengal, all the adult members were involved in the activities of the household's own farm. The household could earn enough of income to lead a life with basic necessities of life and a little savings to meet emergency expenditures. Last year, the eldest son, aged 40 years, was bed-ridden for almost a year due to a serious illness. Hence he could not participate in the household's farming activities. However, the income of the household from agriculture did not decline. How do you call generally the employment of the eldest son on the household's farm:

When more than the required labourers are employed in any occupation, then these extra labourers are called which type of unemployed?

When an able person is willingly unemployed while here is opportunity to work is known as

Disguised unemployment is found in which sector of economy?

Which of the following reflects a situation where a person is employed but does not contribute in adding to the total product?

Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option:
Statement : Labour-intensive techniques of production should not be used in case of unemployment.
Statement : Small-scale manufacturing is highly mechanized and creates fewer employment opportunities.
Statement : Surplus labour from agriculture moves to secondary and tertiary sectors in search of jobs.

If a piece of land requires only seven people to work on it and instead, ten people are working on it, then the three extra people are said to be in a situation of

An unemployed population is a burden to the economy because,

Seasonal unemployment occurs in which sector of the Economy?

On one hand, we have excess manpower and on the other hand, there are openings for jobs. How do we define this situation?

Which of the following is true about unemployment?

Which among the following are considered unemployed?
A -year-old girl is willing to work to help her family.
A -year-old man willing to work on the farm.
A man of age , willing and able to work, looking for work in a factory.
A woman of age Who is not willing to work.

Baburam has a plot of land which is big enough to gainfully employ six people. He cultivates this plot with the help of his nine family members excluding himself.
What situation is being described by the scenario above?

People who depend on agriculture are busy during the time of sowing, harvesting, weeding, and threshing, but unemployed during the months when there isn't much work to be done on the field. What situation is being described above?

Where do the seasonal unemployment mainly exists?


An increase in unemployment indicates which type of economy?

What is not the effect of the inequalities of income?
