As per Australian economic trends, a person is classified as unemployed if he did not employed for atleast one paid hour in preceding week and have opportunities to work in next week and able to accept that work. The unemployment is the major crisis in recent years as it affects the whole economy of the country. The rate of employment growth is less than the rate of population growth in Australia. Hence, result in rise in unemployment in Australia. Unemployment is the major hurdle in the economic and social development of the country. It results in poverty, despair, poor standard of living, low GDP, less revenue of government, social crimes etc. As per the latest labour force date by Australian Bureau of Statistics, labour market …show more content…
Lack of demand is the result of lack of spending capacity and consumption in the economy. It occurs as the result of slow economic growth and economic contraction. It is the fluctuations in the rate of unemployment as per the results changes in economic cycle. This type of unemployment rises as the market go in recession and reduces with expansion of market.
For example, at the time of recession, a hardware engineer may be laid off as there is less buyers of laptops and computers in the market. When there are less buyers, fewer laptops and computers are needed. So, less hardware engineers are needed to meet the demands. Similarly in expansion, more buyers of laptops and computers and more hardware engineer is needed.
Frictional Unemployment
Frictional unemployment results due to the time period consumed in searching the job and transmission of one job to another. It is also called as search unemployment. It is due to the fact that unemployed persons usually do not accept the first job offered to them due to salary offered and necessary skills. This is also generates by the persons who quit their job in search of better pay and relocation.This type of unemployment is always present in the