Communication Studies S.B.A.

(CAPE) Unemployment

Title: Unemployment Name: Tarick Edwards Date: 06 Feb 2009 Lecturer: Mrs V. Archer e!": 000 0 0!2

Ta#le o$ Content
Statement o$ t%e pro#lem&&&&&&&&&&&&&&.' Description o$ t%e (n$ormation&&&&&&&&&&&&) E*aluation o$ (n$ormation +at%ered&&&&.......................,

Conclusion&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&.--

Bi#lio!rap%y&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&..-'

Statement o$ t%e Pro#lem

Accordin" to research# $nemployment is one o% the main problems in &amaica. This st$dy intends to disco'er the e%%ects o% $nemployment on %amily li'es in (rown)s Town# and the %actors contrib$tin" to the increase in the n$mber o% $nemployed persons. The st$dy also seeks to determine the ca$ses o% $nemployment in the society and the %actors which are likely to "et yo$ into the $nemployment *$e$e. Accordin" to obser'ations and some books# $nemployment creates a depressi'e impact+%amily instability and relationship problems. The internet depicts that $nemployment ca$ses %amily disorders. An inter'iew was cond$cted which shows that $nemployment is also ca$sed by reli"io$s# political and ed$cational reasons. ,asta%arians %or e-amples ha'e a hard time "ettin" a .ob beca$se o% their reli"ion# the winnin" political party does not "i'e .obs to 'oters or s$pporters o% the opposin" party and a lack o% ed$cation is responsible %or many people bein" $nemployed as most .obs re*$ire at least a hi"h school. The /aily 0leaner dated1 2eptember 03# 2004# shows that $nemployment is ca$sed by la5iness and lack o% ed$cation# beca$se .obs are always bein" ad'ertised in the /aily 0leaner and most times no one t$rns $p %or the position. The "rowin" rate o% $nemployment in &amaica has always been an iss$e that p$55les and interests me. The many problems incl$de crime and 'iolence and the lowerin" o% people)s sel%+esteem. (y completin" this research# the researcher hopes to e-plore the many ca$ses o% $nemployment# a reali5ation o% the serio$sness o% the problem in the co$ntry and s$""estions as to what can be done to alle'iate this problem. My 'iews on the minimi5ation o% $nemployment is %or the 0o'ernment to increase the 0rowth and de'elopment o% the ed$cational and trainin" systems and the economy. 6

Description o$ (n$ormation +at%ered Causes and e$$ects

7bser'ations were cond$cted amon" employed and $nemployed %amilies. The $nemployed %amilies s$%%ered %rom abnormal %amily %$nctionin" and instability# contemptible spendin" pattern and li%e style# low social class. Father)s $nemployment on the %amily a%%ects adolescent)s beha'ior. The internet wikipedea.com8Unemployment and the %amily by Voydano%%# 9atricia :2006; and l$bs.leeds.ac.$k.com+<a$ses o% $nemployment and policies to achie'e %$ll employment (y Malcolm 2awyer :2003; s$pport my obser'ations. = drew a concl$sion %rom the websites that $nemployment is ca$sed by 'arieties o% problems# mainly# ed$cation and trainin"# or physical disabilities# %or e-ample1 blindness# paralysis and non+conscio$sness.

Bar graph showing No. of people that unemployment affects their family's relations and stability

70% 60% 50% % of persons 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Yes Opinions No 30% 70%

Accordin" to the web site 2TAT=>.com the statistical instit$te o% &amaica de%ines the $nemployed as ?9ersons who are a'ailable to work and c$rrently seekin" work# b$t the person is witho$t work@. From >o'ember 2004# the world is e-periencin" a drastic economical depression# which a%%ects the &amaican labor %orce r$thlessly. The labor %orce s$r'ey p$blished late &an$ary 2009 says that the $nemployment rate increased by 20A since >o'ember 2004. E'en at this rate 9earnel <harles :Minister o% labor; belie'es That ?$nemployment is a most di%%ic$lt problem %acin" the ma.ority o% o$r people especially in the inter city areas and in partic$lar the yo$th@ he said that not bein" able to care %or one)s %amily and p$ttin" a shelter o'er their heads is deh$mani5in" and debilitatin" %or those a%%ected. Be concl$ded that the opport$nity to pro'ide .obs lies at the basis o% the co$ntry)s de'elopment. To sol'e the problem o% $nemployment he said ?we need to pro'ide a de'eloped society with a macro economy %rame work that will enco$ra"e people to in'est in the co$ntry@. Be noted that we sho$ld not only be concerned abo$t those who are recorded as $nemployed b$t those who are $nderemployed# and special attention to those who are $nemployable.
Graph Comparing 200 ! 200" #nemployment rate ! $abor %orce %
70% 60% 50% % &opulation 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Unemployment Rate 2008 Unemployment Rate The Labo !o "e 2008 The Labo !o "e 2009 2009

A 'ery s$bstantial inter'iew process# carried o$t by the researcher# amon" workin" class and $nemployed indi'id$al and ma.ority belie'e that h$man capital :ed$cation; and entreprene$rship which needs to be %ostered to promote s$stainable de'elopment. They said that the "o'ernment m$st seek to de'elop pro"rammes to tar"et small and micro enterprises. They wish that the "o'ernment wo$ld desi"n a realistic# practical and transparent re"ime o% incenti'e and trainin" in order to "i'e moment$m to small b$siness de'elopment. They stress that the ministry m$st not comprise probity# transparency and iss$es relatin" to standard# and *$ality in its e%%ort to emphasi5e small b$siness %acilitation. They s$""ested that the co$ntry needs to ed$cational implementations in place beca$se yo$ cannot p$t $ned$cated people to operate b$siness. The "raph below was "athered at the inter'iew by the a$thori5ed o%%icials.

Bar graph showing the education le'el of the people

None

20

(ducation le'el

& #ma y

50

$e"on%a y

20

Te t#a y

10

10

20

30

40

50

60

No. of persons )%*

=t can be said that some reli"io$s "ro$ps ha'e hard time "ettin" a .ob1 ,asta%arians ha'e a hard time %indin" a &ob1 they are been s$ppressed in the world o% work beca$se o% reli"io$s reasons. 9olitical iss$es also a%%ect $nemployment o% some people1 %or e-ample the last election in &amaica# the &amaica labor party :&.D.9.; won# and a lot o% persons %rom the opposin" party losses there .ob in many companies and were replaced by s$pporters o% leadin"1 or e'en most o% all# lack .obs most times is the main problem.

+onut showing factors contributing to unemployment

La"' o( e%)"at#on*s'#lls La"' o( +obs La"'a%a#s#"al Rel#,#o)s easons -the s

16% 8%

20%

20% 36%

2ome *$estionnaires were handed o$t to 'ario$s persons di%%erent race# class# reli"ion# ed$cational back"ro$nd# health stat$s# etc# to make s$re there is an e*$ality and no bias in the in%ormation "athered.

&ie showing the type of effects people faces

12%

8% !#nan"#ally ."onom#"ally &sy"olo,o"#"ally -the s

20%

60%

eduction o$ unemployment

=n addition to the in the other so$rces# accordin" to the "leaner dated1 2eptember 03# 2004# the "o'ernment stri'es to s$b.$"ate $nemployment in &amaica1 the 0leaner states that many e%%ort is p$t in place to red$ce on employment in the co$ntry and that $nemployment is ca$sed by la5iness and lack o% ed$cation# beca$se .obs are always been ad'ertised in the /aily 0leaner# and most time no one t$rn $p %or these position. There is emphasis to create .obs in place in some cases.

Graph showing number of ,obs -'ialable against .ualified persons

200 180 160 140 120 no. of ,obs 100 80 60 40 20 0 /obs o((e e% No. o( 0)al#(#e% 1n%#2#%)als

E*aluation o$ (n$ormation +at%ered

From the >ewspaper article in the career section o% the 2$nday "leaner# it can be constr$ed that the in%ormation "athered is credible and reliable and 'alid since the in%ormation is $p to date and %act$al. This concl$sion is based on the %act that the newspaper is written %or mass a$dience and the data p$t %orward by the editors has "one thro$"h intensi'e research on this topic. The 0leaner also has a rep$tation o% p$ttin" %orward credible in%ormation. The in%ormation "athered %rom the internet websites on $nemployment is %act$al as there was no bias in the in%ormation. The data placed on their website as done by trained pro%essionals in the %ield o% economics# psycholo"y and b$siness. The so$rce is also 'alid as their website is persistently $pdated with new in%ormation on this topic. This so$rce e-presses the main iss$e which leads to $nemployment in society. Dike the =nternet# the writin" disco$rse o% the 0leaner is "enerally not %$ll o% technical terms and is $s$ally easy to $nderstand# The 0leaner tends to pro'ide more in depth in%ormation on the topics they are writin" abo$t. The in%ormation "athered %rom the obser'ation is tr$stworthy and pla$sible# beca$se there was no attempt to create %alse report or to %i- the e'idence to %it re*$irements. =n addition to the obser'ations# the researcher cond$cts some inter'iews with a$thori5ed persons in the %ield o% b$siness and economics so there was no %ake

in%ormation "athered at the inter'iews. They were str$ct$red inter'iews with set *$estions1 there%ore# the in%ormation can be seen as credible and reliable. The *$estionnaires were handed o$t to the respondents. They "ot ample time to complete the *$estions properly witho$t my dist$rbance and any %orced choice. The *$estions were handed to people o% all kind# as mentioned in the description o% in%ormation.

Conclusions
=t can be sa%ely said %rom the in%ormation "athered that $nemployment can)t be "enerali5ed as bein" ca$sed by .$st one thin"# b$t is ca$sed by a 'ariety o% reasons. 2ome o% the main %actors areE rele'ant skills# ed$cational *$ali%ications# and the or"ani5ation o% choice. More emphasis sho$ld be placed in ed$catin" people and creatin" .obs.

Bi#lio!rap%y
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