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(i) Structural unemployment
This type of unemployment occurs when the supply of a particular category of workers exceeds the demand for the services e.g. supply for white collar jobs exceeds the job availability. So the possible cause for this unemployment occurs when the persons have different skills from those being demanded by the employers so the solution is to train the employees and also the government is to introduce the appropriate forms of education in schools and institutions to equip the school-leavers with relevant skills and attitudes for the existing job opportunities.
(ii) Frictional unemployment
This is a short-term unemployment that occurs as people adjust to market changes for instance, by quitting an existing job to seek a new one. This may be caused by people becoming too selective when choosing the jobs they want which may not be available in the market. The possible solutions for this would be to export laborers where there are too many skilled people and the government to provide travel permits for people to take up jobs outside the country.
(iii) Voluntary / real wage unemployment
It occurs where people choose not to work because they consider the remuneration to be low. The possible cause for this is where there is low demand for goods and services due to low incomes which result to a decline in economic activities and consequently a decline in employment. The solution for this is to encourage firms to use appropriate methods of production such as labour intensive techniques to enable more people to be absorbed in the available jobs.
(iv) Cyclical unemployment
This is unemployment which arises due to situations in the economic activities over a period of time in a pattern known as trade cycle. The possible cause is where low demand for goods and services due to low incomes which result to a decline in economic activities. The solution is where the government needs to initiate major projects that increase the government expenditure.
(v) Residual unemployment
This unemployment arises due to handicaps such as mental disorders and blindness which hinder people from engaging in production activities. The possible solution for this is to encourage government to introduce foreign investors in many ways to cater for this people.
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