Difference between rural and urban unemployment under class 10 eco
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Rural unemployment refers to unemployment that exists in rural areas. It is primarily a phenomenon of the agricultural sector. It takes two forms.
a. Disguised unemployment: This is the phenomenon in which more people are engaged in an activity than the number of persons required for that.For example, if an agricultural field requires 6 labourers but 8 people are engaged in this activity, then the surplus two workers are actually unemployed although they appear to be working. Hence, this is called disguised unemployment.
b. Seasonal unemployment: Many agricultural labourers may not get employment during the agriculturally lean season. Instead, their employment may be confined to the agricultural season only when more workers are required for farm activities like sowing and reaping.
Urban unemployment refers to unemployment that exists in urban areas. It is primarily a phenomenon of the industrial and services sector. It can exist in two forms.
a. Industrial unemployment: This occurs if the size of the organized industrial sector is not big enough to employ all potential urban workers. As a result, many of these workers need to find employment in the unorganized industrial sector.
b. Educated unemployment: This occurs when the size of the organized industrial or services sector is not big enough to employ all the educated adult people in urban areas.