The definition of structural unemployment is the unemployment that results from structural changes in the economy which results in a long run mismatch of jobs being offered and skills of the labor force. The definition of poverty is the conditions of people who have very low incomes. As a single measure to help reduce structural unemployment and alleviate poverty we would recommend empowering the low income sector of the population with ‘free’ basic education and training. Free basic education
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With the ever increasing growth in technology‚ unemployment will be in the greatest danger in history. The world is growing faster than ever and with it come many beneficial advancements. But what is unaware to the world is behind the scenes; the economics of this world. Over the years unemployment has fluctuated due to the introduction of machinery. What used to be thirty cashiers in a Walmart‚ is now one employee overseeing thirty robotic cashiers. With robots‚ costs of production have decreased
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TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION YEAR II ECONOMETRICS The analysis of the factors which influence the rate of unemployment Sacarea Alexandra Sabrina Table of contents 1.Objectives of project 2.Stages of analysis 2.1.Data collection 2.2.Estimation of parameters 3.Graphical representation 4.Statistical tests 4.1.Fisher Test 4.2.Student Test 5.Durbin-Wtason Test 6
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POVERTY‚ UNEMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Raheem Olasupo Akewushola Department of Business Administration and Management Technology Lagos State University‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria. Olawale Ibrahim Olateju Department of Business Administration and Management Technology Lagos State University‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria. Oludare Tolulope Adeyemi Dimension Consult Limited‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT This paper identified crucial factors influencing the growth and development
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Addressing the challenge of youth unemployment in South Africa Presentation to a World Bank seminar Dr. Miriam Altman Executive Director Centre for Poverty Employment & Growth HSRC maltman@hsrc.ac.za or altmanm@mweb.co.za May 5‚ 2010 Government commitment • Government has committed to reducing unemployment by half between 2004 and 2014 – from 28% to 14% • HSRC estimated this would require the creation of avg 500‚000 net new jobs annually • This average was reached prior to the downturn •
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Should Unemployment Benefits Be Extended Beyond Extension? CaTessy T. Truitt Capella University Should Unemployment Benefits Be Extended Beyond Extension? Unemployment over the years has been a controversial issue. It is controversial because over the years the United States has been going through drastic economical changes‚ leaving many of its people unemployed‚ collecting unemployment benefits‚ while the unemployment rate increases. Questions are left unanswered to whether or not unemployment
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The National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced by the Labour Government on 1 April 1999 as a labour regulation to replace the wages council which had been abolished in 1993 as they were considered inappropriate. It is regulated under the National Minimum Wages At 1998 and the Minimum Wages Regulations 1999 and covers all workers except farm workers’ wages which are regulated by the Agricultural Wages Board. (Rose 2004) defines NMW as a minimum wage any employer must pay its workers as defined
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Since 2009‚ our unemployment rate has been steadily dropping. The Great Recession from 2007 to 2009 had a significant impact on the economy spiking the unemployment rate of the United States at a shocking ten percent. Thankfully‚ under the governing of President Obama we have managed to reduce that rate to under five percent. Nelson D. Schwartz at the New York Times suggested that the decrease has necessitated employers to increase their wages to entice new employees and retain current ones‚ but
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growth has decelerated and unemployment is increasing again. According to a United Nations report‚ the world unemployment could hit record levels this year and continue rising until 2017. The International Labour Organization (ILO) forecasts that jobless numbers around the world will rise by 5.1 million in 2013 to 202 million people‚ topping 2009’s record of 198 million. "Unemployment remains as dire as it was during the crisis in 2009‚" (Ernst‚ 2013). Unemployment has always been the top worrying
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An Initial Study on the Forecast Model for Unemployment Rate Mohd Nadzri Mohd Nasir‚ Kon Mee Hwa and Huzaifah Mohammad1 Abstract The purpose of the article is to determine the most suitable technique to generate the forecast of unemployment rate using data from the series of Labour Force Surveys. The models understudied are based on Univariate Modelling Techniques i.e. Naïve with Trend Model‚ Average Change Model‚ Double Exponential Smoothing and Holt’s Method Model. These models are normally
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