1. INTRODUCTION
Unemployment is one of the significant variables that deplicts the health of
an economy. A higher unemployment rate reflects that people are not earning
according to their desire and ability.
Unemployment is not a healthy sign for a country from social and economic
point of view. It causes poverty, crime, political and social unrest.
Therefore, this is necessary to address this issue in detail and understand
the factors which are responsible for causing unemployment.
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2. DEFINITION
Unemloyment refers to a situation in which the workers who are capable of
working and willing to work , do not get employment.
- General Sense
Unemployment means lack of job , even for those who are able and willing to
work at the privillage .
- Measurement (point of view)
The Unemployment may be define as the gape between the potential “ Full
employment “ and number of employed person.
4. TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
⦁ Frictional unemployment
⦁ Structural unemployment
⦁ Cyclical unemployment
⦁ Seasonal unemployment
⦁ Technological unemployment
Unemployment in pakistan
The foremost problem world is facing today is unemployment. The ratio of
unemployment is increasing rapidly due to lack of sources and when
unemployment takes place so many crimes are automatically be created.
Pakistan the Asian country has plenty of problems in these days and
unemployment is one of those. Unemployment is caused numerous problems for
its people. Pakistan has countless natural resources but problem is
that resources are being wasted since the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
You may find The poverty rate is also on peak therefore uneducated and
unskilled people can be found easily in Pakistan. Labour class is also
affected by the unemployment. Due to unemployment the living standard of
Pakistanis is going down with the passage of time.
People are lacking from their basic needs. People have become the patients
of depression and they have no idea how to deal depression during
unemployment. We have tried our best to point out some of the major causes
of unemployment in Pakistan and as well as solutions as under:
Causes of unemployment in Pakistan
As our title of this post is causes and of unemployment in Pakistan
therefore in this part of post we will discuss about causes of unemployment
in Pakistan as there are many reasons or causes of unemployment in Pakistan
but most important causes of unemployment are discussed below in detail:-
Growth of Population:
One of the major problems regarding unemployment in Pakistan is uncontrolled
growth of population. The population of Pakistan is increasing at very high
rate this time. According to the statistical the population of Pakistan is
increasing at the rate of 2.2%. There are plenty of factors responsible for
over population such as early marriages, illiteracy, desires for sons, lack
of awareness etc. As we all know that is not upto the mark therefore
increasing in population means bring more uneducated person into the field
of labour. Government or any other company cannot provide jobs or work
places to this huge amount of uneducated people at time.
Poor Education System:
The education system in Pakistan has been really poor since the creation of
Pakistan. Unfortunately any government since independence didn’t take
especial steps to make the education system good. Education system in
Pakistan is unbalanced. It has been seen even talented students left study
due to injustice of system. You will see many technical educational colleges
and private technical institutions are being found which are only selling
degrees because technical education which is being given in these
institutions has no value, therefore people are wondering about for jobs due
to lack of experience and skill.
Violence and Terror Activities:
As we all know very well that the Karachi is hub of trade and business in
Pakistan but there are no rules and regulations in Karachi as everyone is
violating law in the biggest city of Pakistan. Another cause of unemployment
is terrorism. Terrorist activities in Pakistan are on peak at this time
especially in Karachi, therefore situation in Karachi is really threatening
and alarming and due to this the nationals and as well as foreigners are
frightened to invest in Pakistan. So when investors will not invest so how
can job or earning opportunities are being created?
Energy Crisis:
Could you believe country with plenty of natural resources and atomic power
is lacking of energy crisis? There are many sources of producing of energy
in Pakistan but due to lack of proper planning and efforts Pakistan is
having problem of energy crisis. The government of Pakistan is unable to
provide electricity to residential areas in Pakistan than how can energy or
electricity can be provided to factories and industries. Therefore factories
and industries that are required energy are transferring their business in
other Asian countries like Bangladesh, India and as well as Sri Lanka. As of
this result a huge number of labours are becoming the victims of
unemployment.
High Age of Retirement:
The age of retirement in Pakistan is 60 years and it is really high age of
retirement and the government of Pakistan is directly responsible for this
factor. There are various educated people are in wait of jobs but high age
of retirement is making young ones frustrated.Impact of unemployment in
pakistanThe government officials always ignore this ever increasing problem
and remain busy in devising plans to take personal benefits out of their
powerful designations. Their behaviour indicates that they do not even
bother about the problems of the common people or the general masses hold no
worth in their eyes. These educated young people try their best to get job
for their survival but remain failing in their quest because lack of
vacancies. The vacancies are generally filled with the assistance of bribery
and contacts. Selection of merit has become a story of the past. The result
of this miserable situation is that people are committing suicides. They are
becoming robbers and thieves in a way to take revenge because of the
injustice they get from the hands of the elites of this society. The growing
number of unemployed people has reached at the alarming point and if
government still remains indifferent with the current situation then these
people will forget about the difference between right and wrong. They will
never forgive this system and will become robbers and thieves for the
survival of their lives. They will become a danger for the society. Their
knowledge and education will go to waste and will be replaced by wickedness.
It is time to think and generate such opportunities to create more and more
jobs for these educated people. By doing this, they will get a good source
of living in a respectable way and the country will be right back on the
track of true
progress.
Solution of unemployment in pakistan
It will be tough ask for government to solve one of the major problems of
Pakistan “Unemployment” due to huge population but still we have given some
solutions to reduce the unemployment in Pakistan and we are hopeful by
following these solutions the ratio of unemployment in Pakistan can be
reduced or decreased.
⦁ The first thing to do to reduce unemployment in Pakistan is the proper
planning by the government of Pakistan.
⦁ The education system of Pakistan should be equal and well managed.
⦁ Well recognized training and technical institutions are need to be
established where skills programs are offered.
⦁ The age of retirement should be at least 55 years.
⦁ Remove energy crisis so that investor comes to Pakistan thus job placement
will automatically be created.
⦁ There should be peace across the country so foreigners will not hesitate
to invest in Pakistan.
⦁ The agriculture sector should be developed.
⦁ Jobs should be given purely on merits.
⦁ Encourage multinational companies to business in Pakistan.