Dec 31, 2015
Working population in the UK is 30 m There are people with no jobs but
who are actively seeking work but can’t find work.
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Claimant Count : individuals who claim Jobseekers allowance.
CC will always be lower than ILO
Cyclical Unemployment: In a downtown or recession demand for goods and services falls and unemployment will increase.
Structural Unemployment: A) Sectoral Unemployment : decline in
industry B) Technological Unemployment: as
technology improves people lose jobs as machines can do the job.
C) Regional Unemployment: certain areas in the UK have high unemployment. E.g. North East UK
Frictional Unemployment: people are unemployed as they move from one job to another
Seasonal Unemployment: Summer jobs and seasonal work
Voluntary unemployment: don’t like the work on offer or will not accept the wage offered.
Cost to the Individual: lose of income can led to lose of homes or family break-ups
Cost to business: fall in demand due to unemployment particularly in luxury goods. Spare capacity and paying redundancy also occurs.
Cost to economy: GDP decreases, tax revenues fall.
Cost to local communities: closure of a local industry destroys a community.