According to research, unemployment is one of the main problems in Jamaica.This study intends to discover the effects of unemployment on family lives in Brown’sTown, and the factors contributing to the increase in the number of unemployed persons.The study also seeks to determine the causes of unemployment in the society andthe factors which are likely to get you into the unemployment queue. According toobservations and some books, unemployment creates a depressive impact-familyinstability and relationship problems. The internet depicts that unemployment causesfamily disorders. An interview was conducted which shows that unemployment is alsocaused by religious, political and educational reasons. Rastafarians for examples have ahard time getting a job because of their religion, the winning political party does not give jobs to voters or supporters of the opposing party and a lack of education is responsiblefor many people being unemployed as most jobs require at least a high school.The Daily Gleaner dated; September 07, 2008, shows that unemployment iscaused by laziness and lack of education, because jobs are always being advertised in theDaily Gleaner and most times no one turns up for the position.The growing rate of unemployment in Jamaica has always been an issue that puzzles and interests me. The many problems include crime and violence and thelowering of people’s self-esteem. By completing this research, the researcher hopes toexplore the many causes of unemployment, a realization of the seriousness of the problem in the country and suggestions as to what can be done to alleviate this problem.My views on the minimization of unemployment is for the Government to increase theGrowth and development of the educational and training systems and the economy.
Description of Information GatheredCauses and effects
Observations were conducted among employed and unemployed families. Theunemployed families suffered from abnormal family