Unemployment is a major problem in Bangladesh due to its large and growing population. Each year, many students graduate from universities but the government fails to generate enough jobs to meet demand. Unemployment occurs when people are able and willing to work but cannot find employment. There are several types of unemployment including seasonal, frictional, and structural. Currently, unemployment is estimated at 30 million people in Bangladesh and is projected to reach 60 million by 2015. High population growth and lack of skills and job opportunities are key contributors to unemployment. Minimizing unemployment will require expanding vocational training, improving education, promoting self-employment and reviving small industries.

1. Unemployment in Bangladesh:
Challenges and prospects

2. Unemployment is one of major problems not only
underdeveloped countries but also for many
developed countries. As a developing and over
populated country thousands of people are remain
jobless in Bangladesh. Every year a huge number of
students are coming out from colleges and
universities. Though it is one of the major
responsibilities of the Government to provide job to
those young generation but the Government is failed
to meet the job demand among the large number of
educated young generation.

3. Conceptual framework of Unemployment
 Unemployment may be defined as a situation in
which the person is capable of working both
physically and mentally at the existing wage rate,
but does not get a job to work. Unemployment
occurs when a person who is actively searching for
employment is unable to find work.
 A.E. Waugh: “An unemployed person is one who is
able to find work for which he is qualified, under
condition that are reasonable as judged by local
standards.”

4. Nature of unemployment
 Unemployment means the state of being
without any work both for the educated and
uneducated for earning one's livelihood.
 Unemployment denotes a condition of
joblessness.
 Any body who fails to work may be considered
as being unoccupied

5. Types of unemployment
 (1) Seasonal
 (2) Frictional
 (3) Disguised
 (4) Structural
 (5)Cyclical
 (6)Technological
 (7) Visible or open
 (8) Educational
 (9) Female

6. Present Scenario of Unemployment In
Bangladesh
 toughest task manage a job.
 Hundreds of candidates swarm over a single post.
 manage a job is tedious and humiliating
 unemployment growth rate was 1.9 % in last decade (ILO)
 growth of unemployment currently is 3.7 %.(ILO)
 number of unemployed now is estimated at 30 million.
 reaches 60 millions within 2015.
 2.7 millions are becoming eligible for jobs.
 0.7 millions are getting employment.

8. Why unemployment ?
 Lack of skills
 Lack of available jobs
 Lack of entrepreneurship
 Rapid Population Growth
 Limited and Fragmentation of Land
 Seasonal Agriculture
 Decline of Cottage Industries
 industries look for the skilled candidate only
 Lack of capital and technology

9. Impact of unemployment
 Poverty
 Increase in social evils
 Increase rate in Crimes
 Frustration and mental stress
 Loss of Human Resources
 Exploitation of Labor
 Lower Standard of living
 Economic inequality increases
 Burden of family

10. Ways to minimize
 Emphasize on vocational and technical
education
 Change educational system
 Reduce discrimination in getting job
 Ensure job opportunity
 Human resource development
 Revival of small and cottage industries
 Encourage self employment
 Control Population Explosion
 Export skilled man power

11. Unemployment is a complex and acute
problem for Bangladesh and other third
world countries. Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina has declared to minimize the
unemployment rate by the year 2021.
Government had already undertaken for
employment generation to remove the
curse of unemployment.

13. Is it life ?

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