FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG GRADUATES. CARRINE .A. NANDWA ABSTRACT Each year numerous graduates emerge and start the search for jobs with little or no success. This project will study some of the factors leading to unemployment among graduates despite being educated and competently qualified to work in their area of study. Some of the factors to be considered are gender‚ experience‚ graduate success among others. The data for this research will be mainly primary data‚
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(Haralmbos‚ Van Krieken‚ Smith & Holborn 1999). For this reason‚ unemployment is an issue which sociologists delve. Unemployment has far reaching affects in all areas of society. Stratification in the areas of age‚ race‚ class‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ sex and disability is rife amongst the employed and unemployed alike‚ unemployment creates further segregation amongst these already stratified people. This essay will look at unemployment from the functional and conflict theory perspective‚ as well how
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face very often one and the same serious problem: they just cannot get a job. According to the official statistics youth unemployment in Russia is about 27%‚ it is much higher than the average rate in the world‚ which is about 12%. On my essay I would like to write about the current situation in Russia‚ to examine causes of youth unemployment in this country‚ and to define any possible effects it can lead to. There are a number of causes of youth unemployment‚ which ultimately result in negative consequences
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The Effect of Minimum Wage in Unemployment Rate By KING NING ALFRED LAM I. Introduction Minimum wage is the lowest hourly wage that employers can legally pay to workers. The policy makers claim that the purpose of the minimum wage law is to increase the standard of living of workers and reduces poverty. However‚ there are critics about minimum wage would increases poverty by increasing unemployment rate. This topic has been debated for over 6 decades‚ there are significant numbers of studies
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There can be no trade-off between inflation and unemployment whether in the short or the long run. Comment. Inflation is a major challenge; the world is facing today and has become an impediment to robust growth. However‚ this problem is not new. In 1981‚ The Gallup Organisation in the US conducted opinion polls asking people‚ what is the most important problem‚ their country was facing‚ and a majority named inflation. Although governments in different countries have been using
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available and fast‚ friendly service. This first store is being used to test the layout and operating procedures for a large chain of superstores that Sue expects to build. The first store has been open for six months‚ and Sue is still having a problem staffing the checkout counters during peak times‚ which occur from 2 PM to 10 PM. She has received many customer complaints about the long lines in front of the checkout counters. She has 20 checkouts that she can use‚ but has not been able to develop
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Chapter 3 Problems 1. Dental Delights has two divisions. Division A has a profit of $200‚000 on sales of $4‚000‚000. Division B is only able to make $30‚000 on sales of $480‚000. Based on the profit margins (returns on sales)‚ which division is superior? 3-1. Solution: Dental Delights Division A Division B [pic] Division B is superior 3. Bass Chemical‚ Inc.‚ is considering expanding into a new product line. Assets to support this expansion
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THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON A PERSON In the current economic recession‚ unemployment is not only a terrible problem of the society but also the concern of each individual. Because it causes a large number of long term consequences. From my point of view‚ there are two main long-term effects which the unemployed are facing with‚ relating to their material and spiritual life. The first effect which unemployed persons are directly affected is their material life. The majority of unemployed
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Taylor Lukas January 26‚ 2011 Block H A Little About Me Yesterday I had my first class in English9A with Mrs. O’Donnell. We were assigned a five paragraph essay to do about ourselves‚ honestly I love writing‚ but I hate writing about myself because then I question myself on what to write. You are going to read more about my life and I hope that your expression after you do is‚ "Wow." I am going to simply start off with‚ my full name is Taylor Rose Lukas‚ I am fifteen years young at the
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Why would the government want to intentionally raise unemployment and hurt the economy? When raising minimum wage‚ that is what the government is doing. The first federal minimum wage was established during the Great Depression. It was meant to increase wages to create a better life for those struggling. People then tended to buy more which caused more job openings (“The Minimum Wage”). This helped a lot during the Great Depression because it made employers pay the people a fair wage. The current
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