Topic Two (6.2): Employment and Unemployment
In this topic you will study the following:
- Patterns and levels of employment.
- Causes and types of unemployment.
- Consequences of unemployment.
Reading
For this topic you will need to work through pages 150 to 159 in your course book.
Key Points
- Please pay attention to the patterns and levels of employment, and how it is measured in terms of the rate of unemployment.
- You will learn and understand what causes unemployment as well as the main
- Finally, the consequences both for the unemployed and society as a whole will be examined.
Links
Please work through the following resources:
EXPLORE - Types of Unemployment (dineshbakshi) Links to an external site.
EXPLORE - Cost of Unemployment (dineshbakshi) Links to an external site.
READ - Economic Cost of Unemployment (Economics Help) Links to an external site.
WATCH - Economic and Social Cost of Unemployment (YouTube) Links to an external site.