South Africa has had a pervasive unemployment problem for the past forty years (Lam‚ Leibbrandt‚ & Mlatsheni‚ 2007). According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by Stats SA (2012)‚ of the 10.4 million South Africans within the ages of 15 and 24 years‚ 3.3 million (31.6%) are not in employment‚ education or training (NEET). The South African government realized that unemployment‚ inequality and poverty in South Africa are a problem and thus appointed the National Planning Commission
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We know that youth unemployment has hit a "record high" in our country and that the problem is now a "national crisis". 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%. Such a high rate of youth unemployment in our country has a whole number of negative repercussions. And only a few of them are hard drinking and drug addiction in rural areas of Russia‚ not dropping brain drain‚ and increasing
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2013 SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY WEEK 1. Background The South African National Library Week is a library event that is celebrated annually in the country and it takes place during the month of March. This is when libraries raise more awareness about the importance of libraries. The celebration will take place from the 16th to the 23rd March 2013. Libraries throughout the province will also be promoting library week in their respective communities. The theme for 2013 South African Library Week is
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Working Papers Number 11/31 Youth unemployment in Spain: causes and solutions Economic Analysis Madrid‚ 27 September 2011 11/31 Working Papers Madrid‚ 27 September 2011 Youth unemployment in Spain: causes and solutions* Juan Ramón García. September 2011 Abstract Youth unemployment in Spain is a persistent phenomenon that has worsened during the current crisis. And at the levels now being registered (46.1% in 2Q11)‚ the measures to fight it can be delayed no longer. The evidence presented in
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| Definition of ’Unemployment’Unemployment occurs when a person who is actively searching for employment is unable to find work. Unemployment is often used as a measure of the health of the economy. | The most frequently cited measure of unemployment is the unemployment rate. This is the number of unemployed persons divided by the number of people in the labor force. Reasons for Unemployment People can be unemployed for a variety of reasons. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) notes five
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be a number of people who are unemployed. Unemployment is when there are people in our society who desire work but are unable to obtain it because of the fact that there are not enough jobs for everyone. There are many factors that can cause unemployment but one of the biggest factors is lack of private investment. This is caused by private companies not expanding their activities fast or not expanding them fast enough. Another main factor of unemployment is the increase of labour costs. Labour costs
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overlapping types of and theories of unemployment‚ including cyclical or Keynesian unemployment‚ frictional unemployment‚ structural unemployment and classical unemployment.[5] Some additional types of unemployment that are occasionally mentioned are seasonal unemployment‚ hardcore unemployment‚ and hidden unemployment. The U.S. BLS measures six types of unemployment‚ U1–U6. Though there have been several definitions of "voluntary" and "involuntary unemployment" in the economics literature‚ a simple
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security‚ education and remunerative employment opportunities are closely interconnected. Rising levels of education and rising living standards are powerful levers for reducing birth and mortality rates. India has met the challenge of producing sufficient food to feed everyone‚ but it has yet to meet the challenge of generating sufficient employment opportunities to ensure that all its people have the purchasing power to obtain the food they require. Gainful employment is one of the most essential conditions
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Unemployment affects people differently. Some face financial stress‚ even to the point of losing their homes. Others can be so depressed that they become emotionally and socially unstable‚ even to the point of committing crimes. These effects of unemployment have many causes. The main reasons for unemployment are improvement of technology‚ recession‚ and globalization. Unemployment has been increasing over the past ten years. It has more than doubled since January of 2000. According to the Bureau
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Self-Employment vs. Working for the Man Would you rather be self-employed or work for someone else? A person who is self-employed is an individual that works for him or herself instead of working for an employer that pays salary or wages. The individual is known as the primary or sole operator that earns their income through conducting profitable operations from their business. There are a lot of key factors to consider when deciding to become self-employed; personality traits
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